--- title: "Anthony W. Paradiso | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-w-paradiso" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Anthony W. Paradiso Nassau County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nassau County District Court - State: New York - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Anthony W. Paradiso is a judge of the Nassau County District Court in New York’s 10th Judicial District, serving since his election in 2005 and most recently re‐elected for a term from 2024 to 2029 - Judge, District Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2006 to 2011 - Appellate Division, Second Department, Principal Law Clerk to Hon. Peter B. Skelos, 2004 to 2005 - Appellate Term, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts, Principal Law Clerk to Hon, Peter B. Skelos, 2003 to 2004 - NYS Department of Law, Assistant Attorney General, 1995 to 1998 - Rivkin, Radler & Kremer, Business Litigation Associate, 1992 to 1995 - Supreme Court, Nassau County, Principal Law Clerk to Hon,. ### Education - Syracuse University College of Law — J.D. (1992) - M.P.A. — Syracuse University — 1992 - Long Island University — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Re-elected, 2012 to 2017, 2018 to 2023 - Peter B. Skelos, 1999 to 2004 ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: 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 obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=eJ8wKbvkXfU6M0nvaKQJnw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=eJ8wKbvkXfU6M0nvaKQJnw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=eJ8wKbvkXfU6M0nvaKQJnw%3D%3D) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Anthony Paradiso](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=eJ8wKbvkXfU6M0nvaKQJnw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-w-paradiso", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-w-paradiso", "name": "Anthony W. Paradiso | KnowJudges", "description": "Anthony W. Paradiso, Nassau County District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-w-paradiso#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-w-paradiso#judge", "name": "Anthony W. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-34fe480ab82f22fa3c31d257) — 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.