Roger D. McDonough

Profile data snapshot: February 19, 2026 Details may have changed since.

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Roger D. McDonough presides over civil cases in the Court of Claims of Albany County, having served on the bench for 21 years. Judge McDonough was most recently appointed to the bench by Governor Cuomo for a term beginning in 2018 and ending in 2027.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.2 decisions per year

Higher than 57.43% of judges in the dataset

3 published decisions over 13 years

Suppression Reversal Rate: 0.0%

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

0 suppression reversals out of 33 suppression-related appeals

Excessive Sentence Findings: 2 cases

Higher than 95.98% of judges in the dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions: 30 years

Higher than 98.44% of judges in the dataset

Reassigned Reversals: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Blocked Affordable Bail

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Disproportionate Carcerality

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

3 decisions

2019

Matter of Hudson Riv. Sloop Clearwater Inc. v. New York State Pub. Serv. Commn.

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2016

Global Cos., LLC v. New York State Dept. of Envtl. Conservation

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2016

Matter of Lederman v. King

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Excessive Sentences

2 decisions

2023

People v. Thaxton

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2022

People v. Harris

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NYSCEF Decisions

18 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2023

Matter of North Shore Hematology-Oncology Assoc., P.C. v. New York State Dept. of Health

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2023

Joseph v. Corso

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2023

Matter of North Shore Hematology-Oncology Assoc., P.C. v. New York State Dept. of Health

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2021

State of New York v. Omar

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2021

Brightonian Nursing Home, Inc. v. Zucker

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2021

Brightonian Nursing Home, Inc. v. Zucker

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2021

Matter of Santander Consumer USA, Inc. v. Aledrew Corp.

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2021

Serafin v. New York State Dept. of Health

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2021

Serafin v. New York State Dept. of Health

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2021

Cattaraugus County v. New York State Dept. of Health

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