--- title: "David W. Wright | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-w-wright" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # David W. Wright 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 - Lifelong Bayville resident and has held the role of a Nassau County District Court Judge since 2021, presiding over cases in the 4th Judicial District - Judge, District Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2021 to 2026 - NYS Unified Court System, Appellate Division, Second Department, Senior Principal Law Clerk to Justice Angela G. Iannacci, 2017 to 2020 - NYS Unified Court System, Nassau County Supreme Court, Associate Court Attorney Assigned to Supreme Court Justice Angela G. Iannacci, 2004 to May 2017 - Associate Village Justice, Bayville Village Court, Nassau County, Appointed, 2001 to 2012 - NYS Unified Court System, Appellate Division, Second Department, Principal Law Clerk to Appellate Division Justice Sandra J. Feuerstein, 1996 to 2003 - Speyer & Perlberg, Associate, 1995 to 1996 - NYS Unified Court System, Appellate Division, Second Department, Appellate Court Attorney, 1992 to 1995 - Official site: Nassau County — Judge Wright Nassau County, NY - Official Website ### Education - Touro College, School of Law — J.D. (1992) - St. John's University — B.S. (1989) ### Additional information - Elected to the Nassau County District Court bench on November 3, 2020, with a term running through 2026. - Village of Bayville, Deputy Mayor, 2018 to 2020 - handling a variety of criminal and civil matters - He serves in the 10th Judicial District of New York ## 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=9hb6CEWBfl_PLUS_46t0utgIvAQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=9hb6CEWBfl_PLUS_46t0utgIvAQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=9hb6CEWBfl_PLUS_46t0utgIvAQ%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. David W. Wright](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=9hb6CEWBfl_PLUS_46t0utgIvAQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-w-wright", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-w-wright", "name": "David W. Wright | KnowJudges", "description": "David W. Wright, 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/david-w-wright#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-w-wright#judge", "name": "David 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.