Summit 2026 Speaker Judge Brandon R Sall

Hon. Brandon R Sall, Esq. 
Surrogate of Westchester County

Surrogate Sall graduated from the University of Miami in 1982, and thereafter from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1985. From October 2014 until he became Surrogate in June 2015, Judge Sall was the managing member of the White Plains law firm of Sall, Geist, Schwarz & Jellinek, PLLC. Prior to that, Judge Sall was a partner in Sall & Geist from 2012 to 2014. Prior to the formation of Sall & Geist in January 2012, Judge Sall was a partner in Schuman & Sall from 1992 to 2002 and of counsel to the Yonkers law firm of Rabin, Panero and Schuman from November 1988 to July 1992. Additionally, until June 2015, Judge Sall was a partner in the White Plains law firm, Gellert & Rodner, which specializes in tax certiorari matters.

Judge Sall specialized in trusts and estates and real estate law and had a significant transactional and litigation practice. In 2002, Judge Sall became general counsel to the Westchester County Public Administrator and served until June, 2015.

From 2008 to 2015, Judge Sall was a board member of the New York State Thruway Authority and served as the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Selection Committee that chose the winning bidder for the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing. Additionally, from 2019 until 2025, Judge Sall served as a committee member of the Administrative Board for the Offices of the Public Administrator. 

In May, 2015, Judge Sall was appointed by the Hon. Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, as Surrogate of Westchester County and was thereafter elected Surrogate of Westchester County in November, 2015. Surrogate Sall served as the Vice President of the Surrogates Association from September, 2024 until May, 2026 when he was elected President of the organization, a position he presently holds.