Danielle M. Peterson at a glance
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- Supreme Court Justice, civil IAS assignment
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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- Current term ends 2035
Danielle M. Peterson
Supreme Court Justice, civil IAS assignment · Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
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Biography
Professional career
- Anthony L. Parga, Nassau County Supreme Court (2010–2014) Nassau County Family Court judge (2014–2021) Nassau County Supreme Court justice (2021–present)
- Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2022 to 2035
- Judge, Family Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2015 to 2021
- Prior role: Elected judge, Nassau County Family Court (2014–2021)
- New York State Unified Court System, Principal Law Clerk to Justice of the Supreme Court, 2010 to 2014
- Private Practice, Attorney at Law, 2001 to 2010
- Position: Justice, Nassau County Supreme Court, IAS Part 24
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law — J.D. (2000)
- University of Delaware — B.A. (1997)
Additional information
- Daughter of Gregory Peterson, former Hempstead supervisor
- Justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court (10th Judicial District) and previously served on the Nassau County Family Court
- Judge Peterson presides over a variety of cases, including real property matters such as ejectment and unsafe building 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 ↗
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 (38 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Conferences and appearances
Prior to the preliminary conference, attorneys or parties appearing pro se must obtain the rules of this Part, thoroughly review them and comply with them throughout the course of any matter assigned to this Part. All of the rules applicable to attorneys are equally applicable to pro se parties. These Part Rules are subject to change without notice, so they should be reviewed frequently by all who appear before this Part.
Source page 1Adjournments
A. Adjournments: Requests for adjournments of Preliminary Conferences are to be addressed to the DCM Part and not to chambers.
Source page 1Discovery
B. Deadlines: Discovery, Certification and Note of Issue deadlines set forth in the Preliminary Conference Order shall be enforced. Dates stipulated by the parties are subject to change by the Court.
Source page 1Adjournments
C. Adjournments of Depositions: Any adjournment of deposition dates must be to a date which precedes the Compliance Conference date.
Source page 1Motion practice
A. Appearance Required: Unless otherwise directed by the Court, attorneys shall appear in person at the time indicated for all conferences. The Court expects all counsel and pro se litigants to be appropriately dressed for court. All attorneys appearing for a conference shall be knowledgeable and familiar with the case and shall be vested with the authority to enter into stipulations and/or dispositions which bind their respective clients. (See 22 NYCRR 202.1(f) and (g)). Counsel should be prepared to discuss any pending or submitted motions. Self-represented litigants shall be subject to the same rules of practice as attorneys appearing in the part.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
B. Attorneys and unrepresented litigants must alert the courtroom clerk of their presence and complete a sign-in sheet. If counsel must also appear before another Judge, they must advise the Part Clerk what Part they will be appearing in and how they can be reached. All counsel and pro se parties must appear for each and every conference.
Source page 1Adjournments
C. Adjournments: Requests for adjournments of conferences must be made through chambers prior to the conference date. The Court will consider granting such requests upon good cause shown and the consent of all parties. Two proposed adjournments dates, no more than six weeks from the original date, consented to by all parties, must be provided at the time the adjournment is sought. Applications for adjournments must be made on the Request for Adjournment Form included at the end of this document and must be sent to chambers by email or fax. If any party or counsel objects to the adjournment of the conference, so state on the Request for Adjournment form and the Court will contact all parties. Kindly note that first requests for adjournments upon good cause are likely to be granted by the Court.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
1. Pre-motion Discovery Conferences: Prior to making or filing any discovery motions, counsel for the moving party MUST make a good faith effort to resolve the issues at hand, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.7(c) and Section 202.20-f. It is the policy of this Part to not accept letters as good faith efforts, unless a series of letters indicates an interaction among counsel and not just a one-sided request or threat. If after a true good faith effort to resolve the discovery issues has been made without success, counsel for the moving party MUST arrange for a conference to be held among counsel for all parties and the Court to discuss the issues involved and the possible resolution of those issues. Requests for discovery related conferences must be submitted on the Pre-Motion Discovery Conference Request Form attached at the end of this document, and must be sent to chambers by email or fax.
Source page 2Adjournments
2. Appearances: Counsel are not required to appear on the return date of the motion unless directed by the Court or unless there is a contested application for adjournment.
Source page 3Motion practice
3. Oral Argument: The Court generally will not entertain oral argument of motions, however, a pro se party or counsel may request oral argument by letter accompanying the motion papers in accordance with 22 NYCRR 202.8-f.
Source page 3Motion practice
Should the Court determine that oral argument is warranted, attorneys for all parties and pro se litigants will be contacted and advised of the date for oral argument.
Source page 3Adjournments
4. Adjournments: Motion adjournment requests must be made through the Courtroom clerk of this part or by submitting to chambers the Request for Adjournment Form (included at the end of this document) prior to the return date. The Court will consider granting such request upon good cause shown and with consent of all parties. A date certain consented by all parties must be requested at the time the adjournment is sought. The Court is inclined to allow each side a brief one time adjournment over objection upon good cause if it is the party/counsel’s first request for same. If there is no consent to adjourn the motion, all counsel or pro se parties must appear in court in person regarding the adjournment on the scheduled motion date.
Source page 3Motion practice
6. Orders to Show Cause: Motions may be brought by Order to Show Cause only when there is genuine urgency, a stay is required, or a statute mandates so proceeding. (22 NYCRR 202.8-d).
Source page 3Communications with chambers
Any Order to Show Cause seeking injunctive relief, including a stay or TRO must be made in accordance with 22 NYCRR 202.7(f). Accordingly, any application for temporary injunctive relief shall contain an affirmation demonstrating that there will be significant prejudice to the party seeking the restraining order by giving notice. In the absence of a showing of significant prejudice, the affirmation must demonstrate that a good faith effort has been made to notify the party against whom the restraining order is sought. Where there has been no significant prejudice shown, the Court requires that the party seeking temporary injunctive relief give the opposing side 24 hours notice in advance of presentment of the Order to Show Cause to the Court. Notice should be given by telephone, facsimile and/or email and an affirmation/affidavit stating that such notice has been provided to the opposing party/counsel must be filed and uploaded to NYSCEF. Upon such notice, any party/counsel seeking to be heard in opposition to the request for injunctive relief must fax or email the Court, on notice to all parties, requesting a time to appear for same.
Source page 3Adjournments
8. Cross-motions: Submission of a cross-motion with a stated return date that is beyond the return date of the original motion will not serve to adjourn the original motion.
Source page 4Motion practice
10. Interim Partial or Full Settlement: If all or part of a submitted motion is settled, a letter or stipulation shall be sent 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, 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.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
11. Withdrawn 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.
Source page 4Motion practice
12. Summary Judgment: Motions for summary judgment shall be returnable no later than 60 days after the filing of a Note of Issue.
Source page 4Motion practice
13. Motions brought pursuant to CPRL 3211, 3212 or 3213 shall not stay discovery unless specifically ordered by the Court.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
A. In all communications with chambers by letter, email or fax, the title of the action, full names of the parties and index number shall be set forth, with copies simultaneously delivered to all counsel. Do not assume that communications submitted through e-filing are seen by Chambers.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
B. Copies of correspondence between counsel shall not be sent to the Court except in the limited circumstances provided within these Part Rules and as 22 NYCRR 202.7 directs.
Source page 4Filing and working copies
C. The Court will not accept a fax or submissions without prior permission, unless allowed by these Part Rules.
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
D. No out of court settlement will be recognized or accepted unless counsel submits a letter, on notice to opposing counsel/parties, submitting the executed settlement agreement/stipulation or certifying that such agreement/stipulation has, in fact, been executed.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
G. Except as provided herein, telephone calls to chambers are not permitted absent emergency situations requiring immediate attention.
Source page 5Adjournments
H. Adjournment requests that are left on Chamber’s voicemail shall be disregarded. All requests for adjournments must be made in accordance with the directives of these Part Rules.
Source page 5Adjournments
A. 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 sanctions application.
Source page 5Discovery
A. 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 marked pleadings, amendments thereto, all 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). All trial exhibits shall be pre-marked for identification and, where possible, counsel shall stipulate to the admissibility of documents and records and shall notify the Court of their inability to stipulate to the admission of any exhibits to be offered at trial. Counsel shall further provide the Court with proposed jury charges and proposed jury verdict sheets at the trial conference. The filing of a Note of Issue is a condition precedent to the commencement of any trial.
Source page 5Motion practice
B. Motions in limine: Counsel shall notify the Court as soon as the trial assignment is made, or at the trial conference if unable to do so sooner, of any motions in limine and any supporting statutory 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 jjorgens@nycourts.gov and JudgePetersonRemote@nycourts.gov.
Source page 5Trial exhibits and witnesses
D. Counsel shall notify the Court if a witness requires a language interpreter as soon as the case is assigned so that timely arrangements can be made.
Source page 5Trial exhibits and witnesses
E. Subpoenaed Records: Counsel are reminded of their authority to issue subpoenas under applicable law. Subpoenas seeking documents from a state agency must 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.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
G. Malpractice “Departures”: In cases involving claims of professional negligence, on the next trial session after a party rests, or such other time as the Court may direct, each party [plaintiff] shall furnish the Court and counsel for all parties with a list of the departures from the standards of good and accepted practice which that party asserts were testified to by its expert witness or witnesses. Where the testimony has been transcribed, page references will be required.
Source page 6Conferences and appearances
H. Non-Jury Trials: Non-jury trials are subject to scheduling upon forty-eight hours notice. An in person conference with the Court shall proceed the commencement of
Source page 6Filing and working copies
(1) a copy of marked pleadings, amendments thereto, and all bills of particulars; (2) A list of pre-marked exhibits and the identification of those exhibits which counsel cannot stipulate to admit into evidence at trial; (3) a list of witnesses and if any be experts, the information required by CPLR 3101(d)(1)(i); and (4) pre-trial memorandums of law, if any. 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.
Source page 6Communications with chambers
I. Disposition of Cases: If a pending action has been settled, counsel shall notify chambers by email or fax that the matter has been settled and shall upload such notice to NYSCEF. Counsel shall further upload settlement documents within 20 days.
Source page 6Communications with chambers
A. Court personnel: The Court functions with the aid and support of the courtroom and chambers personnel. The Court and the personnel assigned to the Court will treat counsel, litigants and other persons present with dignity and courtesy, which is indispensable to the proper administration of justice. The Court expects that court personnel will be treated in like manner and the Court will not tolerate disrespectful or abusive conduct.
Source page 6Conferences and appearances
C. Compromise Applications: All applications for court approval of a proposed compromise of an infant or other disabled party’s claim must be submitted through the Special Term, with proof of service on all remaining parties. Compliance with the provisions of CPLR Sections 1207, 1208, and 22 NYCRR 202.67 and a proposed distribution of net amounts to be recovered by the disabled plaintiff that is consistent with the provisions of the CPLR 1206 is required. The Court will not accept medical reports/affidavits executed more than six months prior to the submission date. The report must indicate whether the injured plaintiff has fully recovered, and if not, the nature and extent of the injuries and the costs of future treatment. Since the Court may direct that notice of the application be given to all persons who possess claims against the proceeds recoverable under the compromise, including those with statutory liens, the names and addresses of all such persons and the amount of their prospective claims must be set forth in the petition. If no person has asserted such a claim, the petition must so state. Once the submissions are complete, an appearance date shall be scheduled by the Court.
Source page 7Communications with chambers
E. Stipulations to be “so ordered:” Absent good cause to do so, stipulations executed by all parties/counsel will not be “so ordered” by the Court. Should there be a significant reason that same is requested, the stipulation may be sent to chambers by fax or email with a cover letter requesting said relief, with copies to all counsel/pro se parties.
Source page 7Motion practice
F. Paper Submission to NYSCEF: Counsel must seek permission of the Court for the submission of “evidentiary” materials to NYSCEF, unless such materials are exhibits to a formally submitted motion or an approved filing. The abuse of the NYSCEF filing system may be sanctionable by the Court.
Source page 7Shared court rules
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 ↗Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court
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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
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View Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
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View Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗