Dakota D. Ramseur at a glance
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- Supreme Court Justice
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2036
Dakota D. Ramseur
Supreme Court Justice · New York County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, Supreme Court, New York County, Elected, 2023 to 2036
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, Elected, 2014 to 2022
- Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, New York County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2015 to 2016
- Previously held the role of a New York City Civil Court judge (elected 2013)
- New York State Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney, 2006 to 2013
- Current Position: Justice, New York Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District (Manhattan)
Education
- New York Law School — J.D. (1997)
- Howard University — B.A. (1992)
Additional information
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 ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (27 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Courtroom conduct and technology
a. The use of audio/video/image recording or photography in any manner in the courtroom is prohibited. Only counsel seated at the counsel table, with permission of the Court, may use electronic equipment. All use by others, in the absence of explicit permission by the Court, is prohibited.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
a. No party may contact the Court via e-mail, telephone, or any other means of communication without all parties involved copied thereto or directly participating in the communication. No communication shall discuss the merits of the underlying case via e-mail or telephone with the Part Clerk or chambers unless directed otherwise.
Source page 1Adjournments
b. Court Calendar. All scheduling/party appearance requests, inquiries, and disputes are to be directed to the Part Clerk unless otherwise directed by the Court. Adjournment requests must be made no later than 3:00 p.m. 48 hours before the scheduled appearance date. If a matter requires urgent attention, the parties should contact chambers.
Source page 1Motion practice
c. Case Status. Counsel must promptly notify the Court of any settlement or resolution of any active case or motion, or bankruptcy or death of any party. Notices shall be sent directly to the Part Clerk.
Source page 1Discovery
a. All conferences shall take place in-person on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Unless otherwise directed, the parties are to prepare a proposed conference order for the Court staff to review at the time of the conference. The parties should also be prepared to address all discovery-related issues.
Source page 2Discovery
c. Meet and confer. Parties must meet and confer to address all outstanding discovery matters before their conference with the Court.
Source page 2Motion practice
a. Part 34 is an e-file part. “Courtesy” or working copies of e-filed motions are not required and should not be delivered to the part.
Source page 2Motion practice
b. Oral Argument. Oral argument on motions is scheduled at the Court’s discretion. Any party may request oral argument in their notice of motion or by letter on NYSCEF at least 21 days before the scheduled return date. (22 NYSCRR 202.8-f.) If scheduled, oral argument will take place on Tuesdays, or at a date scheduled by the Court.
Source page 2Motion practice
c. Discovery. Discovery motions are discouraged. Instead, the parties must first meet and confer per section 3(c) above. If compliance with same is unsuccessful the parties may submit a request for a discovery conference to the Part Clerk.
Source page 2Motion practice
d. Appearances. Counsel appearing on dispositive motions should have settlement authority. A failure to appear with settlement authority may be deemed a default.
Source page 2Motion practice
e. Papers. All documents—including those already filed on NYSCEF—intended to be referenced in support of or opposition to a motion must be filed as an exhibit under the respective motion sequence. (CPLR 2214 [c].) The first page of all motion papers must contain the motion sequence number in the upper right-hand corner.
Source page 2Motion practice
g. Affirmations. Affirmations submitted in support of or in response to dispositive motions must be separate from the memoranda of law. Affirmations should not include arguments of law.
Source page 3Discovery
h. Exhibits. Each exhibit must be e-filed under its own document number and must include a short label identifying the nature of the exhibit (e.g., Complaint, Contract dated 1/1/15, etc.). All exhibits should be paginated, and reference to any voluminous exhibit, including deposition testimony, must include pinpoint citations. The movant’s exhibits shall be numbered (e.g. Exhibit 1, Complaint.) The non-movant’s exhibits shall be lettered (e.g., Exhibit A, Answer to Complaint)
Source page 3Motion practice
i. Summary Judgment. Motions for summary judgment shall attach copies of the pleadings and include a separate statement of material facts.
Source page 3Artificial intelligence
j. Artificial intelligence (AI) programs. All submissions with respect to a motion must include a certification by an attorney (or self-represented party) either that no generative artificial intelligence program was used in the drafting of any affidavit, affirmation, or memorandum of law contained within the submission, or that a generative artificial intelligence program was used but all generated text, including citations, quotations. and legal analysis was reviewed for accuracy and approved by an attorney (or the self-represented party). If the certification states a generative artificial intelligence program was used, the program must be identified and the documents which include matter generated by the program must be specified along with which parts of the documents were drafted by the program. One certification pertaining to a party's submission comprised of several such documents shall suffice.
Source page 3Adjournments
ii. Adjournment requests/stipulations to extend the argument date beyond 60 days of the date must be “so-ordered” by the Court, and must also contain a specific reason for the adjournment. Such requests must be filed on NYSCEF and e-mailed to the Part Clerk.
Source page 3Adjournments
iii. Disputes. Disputed requests to adjourn a motion return date shall be filed on NYSCEF and emailed to Part 34, with all involved parties copied.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
a. eTrack enables parties to track active Civil Supreme Court cases and to receive e-mail notifications of appearances. All parties (and counsel if represented) should register for the eTrack service for all Part 34 cases at (https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/)
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
a. Upon the first appearance before this court, the parties shall provide (or shall provide
Source page 4Trial exhibits and witnesses
i. A list of proposed witnesses, including the need for any interpreters with the required language and dialect; ii. An estimate of required trial days; iii. All marked pleadings and bills of particulars; iv. All prior decisions in the case, including any appellate decisions;
Source page 4Courtroom conduct and technology
viii. Any requests for the use of technology and/or audiovisual equipment; and ix. Two (2) business cards for each attorney.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
i. All in limine or other applications. All motions in limine must be presented in writing to the Court as soon as practicable or as specifically scheduled at any pre-trial conference, with a copy to all parties. Any such motion or application must include citations to relevant authority. The parties send motions in limine to the chambers at SFC-Part34@nycourts.gov
Source page 4Trial exhibits and witnesses
1. Proposed jury instructions in the form of requested PJI numbers. If a PJI instruction requires modification (including a characterization of the evidence), or if the language is not based on the PJI, the party making the request must submit the exact requested language, together with the authority for it, in Word or PDF format to the part clerk and opposing counsel simultaneously;
Source page 4Trial exhibits and witnesses
2. Proposed jury verdict sheet must be submitted in Word format to the part clerk and opposing counsel simultaneously.
Source page 4Trial exhibits and witnesses
c. Parties are strongly encouraged to have the court stenographer pre-mark all exhibits for identification and/or evidence if without objection. Plaintiff’s exhibits shall be
Source page 4Trial exhibits and witnesses
numbered (e.g. Exhibit 1, Complaint.) Defendant’s exhibits shall be lettered (e.g., Exhibit A, Answer to Complaint.)
Source page 5Adjournments
e. Trial dates scheduled by the Court are firm and may only be adjourned upon application to the Administrative Judge if said trial is located at 60 Centre Street, and/or the trial date is selected by the Administrative Judge. Trials are held every day of the week except Tuesday mornings.
Source page 5Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
New York 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
New York County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices
New York County Supreme Court
Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York 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
New York 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 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗