Anna M. Grimaldi at a glance
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- Acting Supreme Court Justice, civil IAS assignment
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Anna M. Grimaldi
Acting Supreme Court Justice, civil IAS assignment · Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Biography
Professional career
- Current position: Judge of the Court of Claims, Nassau County (appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2024 for a term ending 2026)
- Judge, New York State Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul,, 2024 to Present
- Acting Justice,, Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term,, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, 2024 to Present
- NYS Unified Court System, Court Attorney Referee, 2012 to 2024
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Jeffrey D. Lebowitz, 2004 to 2012
- Krez & Peisner, Associate, 1995 to 2004
- New York State judge serving in the Court of Claims and previously in the Supreme Court of Nassau County
Education
- St. John's University School of Law — J.D. (1994)
- St. John's University — B.S. (1992)
Additional information
- handling civil matters including family and property cases
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (60 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Communications with chambers
1. All attorneys and/or self represented litigants must be included on any call or email. No ex parte emails will be read.
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2. All litigants who are represented byCounsel must communicate with the Court through their Counsel only.
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3. All correspondence shall be made to the part email and shall include the name and index number of the case.
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1. All appearances will be conducted in person unless otherwise authorized bythe court.
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2. A notice of appearance shall be filed on NYSCEF prior to the first appearance.
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3. If the service of an interpreter is required, the Court shall be notified at least 7 business days in advance of an appearance.
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5. Electronic equipment such as beepers, cellular phones, radios and any electronic or recording device must be turned off while in the courtroom.
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1. The Court will send a link to all counsel and any self represented litigants for all virtual conferences.
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2. Please sign onto the remote conference at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled conference time.
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4. Recording is prohibited by anyone other than the Official Court Reporter.
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1. Please do not contact chambers or the part by phone concerning adjournments. All such communications or any voice mails left concerning same will not be considered.
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2. Counsel/parties shall make every effort to obtain consent from the adversary for any adjournment prior to making a request for an adjournment to the Court. Counsel/parties shall set forth several mutually agreeable dates and times for the adjournment in accordance with the following schedule: Motions are held on Mondays; and Conferences on Thursdays. Please note that the stipulated adjourn date is merely a requested date. If the requested date is unavailable, the Court will adjourn the matter to the next available date.
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3. Requests for adjournments shall be made no later than 24 hours in advance by contacting the Part 35 email at JudgeGrimaldiRemote@nycourts.gov . The email shall state the name of the case, the index number, the date of the appearance and the reason for the adjournment. All adjournments requested on the basis of engagement of counsel require an Affirmation of Actual Engagement to accompany the request. All requests must include all attorneys on the case and all self-represented parties. The Court will respond to all adjournment requests via email. Any requests for adjournments made at the calendar call on the return date of the motion will be ruled upon at the Court’s discretion.
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4. Trial dates will not be adjourned barring exceptional circumstances approved by the Judge.
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6. Unless/until the Court grants the adjournment, counsel and self-represented parties are required to appear on the scheduled date and time.
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1. All conferences shall be held on Thursdays, in person, at 9:30am, or as otherwise scheduled by the Court.
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3. Counsel and self-represented parties attending the conference must be fully familiar with and authorized to settle, stipulate, resolve or dispose of any issues, including discovery, or the action.
Source page 3Motion practice
1. All motions must conform to the Uniform Court Rules, 22 NYCRR 202.5. Motions shall be made returnable only on Mondays, the part’s motion day. All motion papers (including opposition and reply)must statethesequence number on the first page.
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3. Discovery Motions:Prior to filing anydiscoverymotion,counsel/parties must contact the part via email, setting forth the issue, and request a conference call for the Court’s assistance in resolving the issue. Counsel are strongly encouraged to follow this practice for all non-discovery motions as well in order to reduce the need for motion practice.
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4. All papers shall be bound and exhibits shall be clearly marked and tabbed or the papers will be rejected and returned. Copies of relevant pages of deposition testimony quoted or referred to in the motion must be attached as separate exhibits to the motion, with the relevant language highlighted.
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5. Cross-Motions: Cross-motions shall not be considered as opposition to main motions. Papers proffered in opposition to the main motion shall be contained in a stand alone document and not subsumed in a cross-motion. Likewise, papers proffered in opposition to a cross-motion shall be in a stand alone document and not submitted in a reply.
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6. Motions for Default Judgment. A party seeking a default judgment must proceed by way of a motion, and NOT by OTSC. The motion papers shall provide all of the required information which is listed (for reference) in the
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parties of the rescheduled date and providing proof of the same to the Court on the rescheduled adjournment date. Parties should check e-courts for the new date of any motions that may have been adjourned. E-courts is updated on a continuous basis.
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9. Interim Partial or Full Settlement: If all or part of a submitted motion is settled, a letter or stipulation shall be e-mailed to the court, on notice to all parties/counsel, and same shall be uploaded to NYSCEF. Such notice shall set forth the date that the motion was submitted, the sequence number, what aspects of the motion have been settled, and what issues, if any, remain to be decided. If any motion is resolved, in whole or part, on the record, counsel shall obtain such transcript so that same can be “so ordered,” unless the Court otherwise directs.
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10. Withdrawal of Motions: If a motion is being withdrawn, a letter from the movant requesting withdrawal may be sent to chambers by email or fax and must be uploaded to NYSCEF. Any pending motions will be deemed withdrawn upon the settlement of the case unless explicit provisions are made for its preservation.
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11. No Sur-Replies, supplemental or additional papers, letters or correspondence shall be accepted after a motion is marked fully submitted without the express permission of the Court.
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12. Summary Judgment Motions: Motions for summary judgment shall be returnable no later than 90 days after the filing of a Note of Issue.
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13. Motions brought pursuant to CPLR 3211, 3212 or 3213 shall not stay discovery unless specifically ordered by the Court.
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2. Applications for Ex Parte Orders of Protection are heard the same day they are filed, to the extent possible; and counsel shall be prepared to call witnesses if the Court deems it necessary.
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3. Limited Use of Orders to Show Cause. Applications should be brought by order to show cause only when there is (a) a genuine urgency (e.g., applications for provisional relief); (b) a stay is requested; (c) it is mandated by statute; or (d) by leave of Court. See 22 NYCRR § 202.8-d
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4. If a motion has been brought by Order to Show Cause, affidavits of service are required to be filed prior to or on the return date. Service must be made in the manner directed in the Order to Show Cause or the application will not be heard.
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5. In person appearances are required for all applications brought by Order to Show Cause. Should the movant fail to appear on the return date for an Order to Show Cause, the application will be marked off.
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The Court will not consider an application for sanctions unless the moving Party first seeks withdrawal or discontinuance of the offending act or action or demands a required or necessary action which is refused. Proof of such request must be made a part of the sanction application.
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A Note of Issue must be filed prior to an inquest being held. Inquests may be held virtually or in person at the Court’s discretion. All counsel and/or parties must have all witnesses ready to testify and be prepared to submit all evidence in admissible form on the date of inquest.
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Trials and hearings will be held in person, in the courthouse unless advised otherwise.
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Jury Trials: A trial conference with the Court shall be held immediately prior to the commencement of all jury trials. Counsel should come prepared to discuss demands and offers of settlement. At the trial conference, counsel shall supply the Court with all pleadings, bills of particulars, witness lists, exhibit lists and any deposition transcripts that will be used at trial. If any expert witnesses are to be called, counsel shall provide the information required by CPLR 3101(d)(1)(I).
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Pre-Marking Exhibits: All trial exhibits shall be pre-marked for identification and, where possible, counsel shall stipulate to the admissibility of documents and records. Prior to trial (a) counsel shall confer in good faith in an effort to agree on the exhibits to be offered into evidence without objection and shall notify the Court of their inability to stipulate to the admission of any exhibits to be offered at trial. The Court will rule on the objections to the contested exhibits at the earliest possible time.
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Motions in Limine: Counsel shall notify the Court as soon as the trial assignment
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is made, of any motions in limine and any supporting authority or case law. Counsel shall submit a brief written affirmation and/or memorandum of law setting forth the nature of the application and any supporting authority or case law. Motions in limine should be e-filed as “Pre-Trial Memorandum” document type on NYSCEF and emailed to JudgeGrimaldiRemote@nycourts.gov.
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Subpoenaed Records: Counsel are reminded of their authority to issue subpoenas under applicable law. Subpoenas seeking documents froma state agencymust comply with CPLR 2307. Except as otherwise permitted by the CPLR, subpoenaed records for trial must be sent to the Subpoenaed Records Room. Trial authorizations should be filled out accordingly. It is the responsibility of counsel to ensure that the subpoenaed records have arrived in the records room before trial.
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Requests to Charge: Counsel must submit a complete list of requested jury charges, drawn from the current Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI) by the date selected at the Trial Conference . A charge conference will be scheduled at that time.
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Proposed Verdict Sheet: A Proposed Verdict Sheet, jointly prepared by all counsel and self-represented parties, typewritten and in final form for presentation to the jury, shall be submitted by the date selected at the Trial Conference. If the parties cannot agree on the proposed verdict sheet, the issue shall be promptly brought to the court’s attention, via the court’s e-mail, specifically stating the discrepancy and each party’s position on same.
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Deposition Transcripts: Prior to trial, counsel shall confer in good faith in an effort to (a) agree on the portions of deposition testimony to be offered into evidence without objection, and (b) resolve objections regarding the use of corresponding video recording (if any). At the trial conference, the parties shall bring any discrepancies regarding the use of deposition testimony to the attention of the court.
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shall submit a copy of said recoring and a corresponding transcript, if applicable, to the Court prior to the scheduled trial date, to allow the Court sufficient time to rule on admissibility and objections regarding same (if any).
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Expert Witnesses: After counsel who called the witness believes he/she has properly qualified the expert, do not ask the Court in the presence of the jury to find that the witness is an expert. Simply ask the Court if you can “ask questions of the witness” in the particular field of expertise which you believe the witness has been qualified.
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Stipulations: Do not ask opposing counsel in the presence of the jury to stipulate to anything. That request must be made outside the presence of the jury.
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Judicial Notice: Do not ask the Court to take judicial notice of anything in the presence of the jury. That request must be made outside the presence of the jury.
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The lawyers may only ask questions of a witness. There shall be no introductory statement to a question, and no comment on a witness’s answer.
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Objections: No speaking objections shall be permitted. Explanation of objections in the presence of the jury should be limited to the specific ground for the objection, e.g. “hearsay,” “compound question,” “leading.” If there is an extended basis for arguing the objection, the Court will hear counsel outside the presence of the jury, and at a point in time the Court finds it does not unreasonably interfere with the progress of the trial.
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There shall be no courtroom colloquy between the lawyers during any proceeding, in or out of the presence of the jury, or at the bench. The lawyers shall speak to the Court one at a time, and not to each other.
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Non-Jury Trials: An in person conference with the Court shall preceed the commencement of all non-jury trials, at which time counsel shall provide the Court
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(3) a list of witnesses and if any be experts, the information required by CPLR 3101(d)(1)(I); (4) a list of the causes of action to be tried; and (5) pre-trial memorandums of law, if any.
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The parties shall be required to provide the Court with a transcript of the trial. It is the obligation of the counsel or unrepresented parties to contact the Court within 48 hours prior to the start of the trial to confirm all parties will appear. Failure to contact the Court can result in the trial date being changed or vacated. The filing of a Note of Issue is a condition precedent to the commencement of trial.
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Trial memoranda must be submitted within 30 days of the conclusion of the trial,
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e. Do not include any issue that was not mentioned during trial or that no evidence was presented during the trial.
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Disposal of Trial Documents: Trial counsel are responsible for taking back all exhibits, pleadings, transcripts, etc., within 30 days after the end of trial,unless, in the case of non-jury trials, the Court reserves its decision. In all cases, exhibits, pleadings, transcripts, etc., not retrieved within 60 days from the conclusion of the jury trial or after the Court renders a decision in a non-jury trial, will be disposed of.
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Malpractice “Departures”: In jury trials involving claims of professional negligence, no later than the next trial session after the party “rests,” or such other time as the Court may direct, each party-plaintiff shall furnish the Court and all counsel with a list of proposed departures from the standards of applicable care that the party asserts were testified to by its expert(s) or other witnesses. Where such testimony has been transcribed, page references are required.
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1. If the parties are exploring settlement and would like a settlement conference for the purpose of exploring resolution, the parties may make a joint request for such a conference via email to JudgeGrimaldiRemote@nycourts.gov .
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2. If an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, parties should inform the court by submission of a copy of the stipulation or a letter directed to the Part Clerk, and sent via email to JudgeGrimaldiRemote@nycourts.gov.
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3. Either document should advise of any open motions on the settled matter and withdraw same as moot. All stipulations of discontinuance must be accompanied by proof of filing with the County Clerk and payment of the appropriate fee (see CPLR§8020[d][1]).
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22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Nassau County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Nassau County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Nassau County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Nassau County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 28, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, Civil IAS assignment; current part not stated
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View Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, Civil IAS assignment; current part not stated ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
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View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
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View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗