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Maria G. Rosa

Democratic · NY · New York State Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District (Dutchess County)

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Sitting justice in Dutchess County since 2013 and a former Dutchess County Family Court judge, rated highly qualified by the state's independent judicial screening commission. She says she aims to give every litigant a real chance to be heard and to apply the law fairly.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 10 records

  • A state appeals court reinstated a request for legal fees in a public-records case against the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, which she had dismissed.

    December 24, 2025

    Source: nycourts.gov

  • Dismissed a Child Victims Act lawsuit claiming the Wappingers school district failed to prevent a teacher's sexual abuse of a student. An appeals court affirmed in 2024.

    December 19, 2023

    Source: nycourts.gov

  • Granted Dutchess County a temporary restraining order that barred New York City from sending more homeless adults and families to hotels in the county.

    May 23, 2023

    Source: dutchessny.gov

  • Dismissed a Poughkeepsie City Court judge's defamation lawsuit against a woman who had filed a complaint about him with the state Commission on Judicial Conduct.

    April 4, 2023

    Source: cjc.ny.gov

  • Dismissed neighbors' noise nuisance claim against the Cricket Valley Energy Center power plant in Dover. An appeals court affirmed in 2025.

    November 16, 2022

    Source: nycourts.gov

  • Ordered the Dutchess County elections board to add a polling place at the Bard College campus center, alongside a nearby church, for the November 2021 election. An appeals court affirmed.

    September 22, 2021

    Source: nycourts.gov

  • Denied a challenge to a Fishkill planning board's approval of a commercial project on land tied to a Revolutionary War supply depot. An appeals court affirmed in 2025.

    December 11, 2020

    Source: nycourts.gov

  • A state appeals court changed her ruling against a mining company in Rhinebeck and declared that the company had a legal right to keep mining 94 acres of its land.

    June 3, 2020

    Source: nycourts.gov

  • Ruled that judges must consider a defendant's ability to pay, and less restrictive options, when setting bail. The case was brought for a man jailed nearly three months on $5,000 bail for petty theft.

    February 7, 2018

    Source: nyclu.org

  • A state appeals court dismissed a homeowner's lawsuit that tried to stop her from ruling on a bank's foreclosure motion and to force her to refer the case to the district attorney.

    March 29, 2017

    Source: nycourts.gov

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