--- title: "Donald Greenwood | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-greenwood-ny-trial-43185b56" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Donald Greenwood Onondaga County Supreme Court · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: Onondaga County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Judicial Officer - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Dept., Appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul, 2023 to Present - held the role of a Commercial Justice in Onondaga County since 2011 - Donald A. Greenwood is an Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, and a judge of the New York Supreme Court, 5th Judicial District, with a career spanning public service, private practice, and judicial leadership ### Education ### Additional information - Supreme Court Justice, 5th Judicial District (Onondaga County) — Elected in 2004 for a 14‐year term, re‐elected in 2018; term ends January 1, 2033 - Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department — Appointed January 26, 2023 by Governor Kathy Hochul; term ends December 31, 2028 - Current court assignment: Onondaga County Supreme Court - handling commercial, tax certiorari, medical malpractice, personal injury, and general civil cases - Before joining the bench, he was a private litigation attorney and held public service positions including DeWitt Town Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Deputy County Attorney, and homicide list criminal defense attorney - Held leadership roles such as Chairperson of the Jury Board in Onondaga County, Deputy Administrative Judge for the 5th Judicial District, and District Director for the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court ## 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=oCYXmmhnK2Yl_PLUS_gklNnhBkg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=oCYXmmhnK2Yl_PLUS_gklNnhBkg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=oCYXmmhnK2Yl_PLUS_gklNnhBkg%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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=oCYXmmhnK2Yl_PLUS_gklNnhBkg%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-greenwood-ny-trial-43185b56", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-greenwood-ny-trial-43185b56", "name": "Donald Greenwood | KnowJudges", "description": "Donald Greenwood, Onondaga County Supreme 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 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Practice Rules of the Appellate Division — 22 NYCRR Part 1250](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-f25158f78380e6ddc10f) — Appellate Division matters only; not Appellate Terms or the Court of Appeals. Preserve the applicable department rules. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/Practice&Procedures/rules.shtml). 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.