Dominic R. Massaro at a glance
- Current role
- Administrative Law Judge
- Court
- New York City Court
- Current assignment
- New York City Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Dominic R. Massaro
Administrative Law Judge · New York City Court
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2010-2015
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2008-2009
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2005-2009
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 1987-2009
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 1996-2004
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 1987-1995
- Arbitrator, New York City Civil Court, ?-present
- Administrative Law Judge, New York City Court, New York, NY, ?-present
- His scholarly work included the treatise Cesare Beccaria, The Father of Criminal Justice, which won Italy’s International Dorso Prize
- Before joining the judiciary, he served as an administrative law judge, New York City Commission on Human Rights commissioner, New York State Division of Human Rights commissioner, and arbitrator for the Civil Court of the City of New York
Education
- New York Law School — J.D.
Additional information
- Certificated to the Bronx County Supreme Court bench in 2010, 2012, and 2014.
- Served in the Criminal Term of the Supreme Court and was appointed by Governor David A. Paterson in 2008 after earlier service on the New York State Court of Claims (appointed by Governor George Pataki in 1987).
- United States Regional Director, Agency for Voluntary Service (ACTION), ?-present
- Administrative Commissioner, NYS Division of Human Rights, NY, ?-present
- Professional, United States Selective Service System, New York State Appeals Board, ?-present
- Commissioner, New York City Commission on Human Rights, New York, NY, ?-present
- Massaro received over 100 awards and citations, including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award.
- Massaro was a central personality in the organized Italian American community, holding the highest honors in national Italian American organizations.
- He held the role of President Emeritus of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, Historian of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), and Principal Representative of the American Judges Association at the U.N
- His chivalric honors included being a Pontifical Knight of the Grand Cross of St. Gregory the Great and Knight of the Grand Cross of Merit of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Birth place: The Bronx, New York City, NY
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
New York City Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 210 — Uniform Civil Rules City Courts Outside City New York
New York City 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
New York City 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 City 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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
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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 ↗