--- title: "David Goodsell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-goodsell-ny-trial-5bd5aedb" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # David Goodsell Nassau County District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Nassau County District Court - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - He has also held the role of Acting County Judge for the 10th Judicial District in 2015–2018 - Judge, Nassau County District Court, Elected, 2008 to 2013 - Judge on the Nassau County District Court in New York, elected in 2007, with a background in law practice, public service, and specialized court programs - Began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Major Offense Bureau (1980–1983) - Earlier, he was a partner at Abbate, Goodsell, Lawrence & Worden and Wortman, Fumuso, Kelly, DeVerna & Snyder ### Education - Saint Johns University — J.D. (1980) - Economics — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — 1977 ### Additional information - Elected to the bench on November 6, 2007. - Current court assignment: Nassau County District Court - Nassau County District Court in the 10th Judicial District, covering Nassau and Suffolk Counties. - His legal practice included torts, commercial matters, real estate, trusts and estates, and family law - He is registered as a Democrat - Goodsell has served on the Town of North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, the Community Development Board, and various local boards and committees, including the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce and the Island Harvest Advisory Board ## 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=3CWPuv69IhmyTCZrA4kN2A%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=3CWPuv69IhmyTCZrA4kN2A%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=3CWPuv69IhmyTCZrA4kN2A%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14765/david-goodsell/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=3CWPuv69IhmyTCZrA4kN2A%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14765/david-goodsell/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-goodsell-ny-trial-5bd5aedb", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-goodsell-ny-trial-5bd5aedb", "name": "David Goodsell | KnowJudges", "description": "David Goodsell, Nassau County District Court. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 212 — Uniform Civil Rules District Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-b75fc650606800a2d179) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-212-uniform-civil-rules-district-courts). 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.