Donna-Marie E. Golia at a glance
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Donna-Marie E. Golia
Judicial Officer · Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term
Judicial assignments
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second DepartmentJusticeSource checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Her 2024 elevation to the Appellate Division followed her tenure as Queens’ top criminal court judge, a role she held since 2022
- Administrative Judge, Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2022 to Present
- previously Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County (elected 2020–2033)
- Donna‐Marie E. Golia is Associate Justice of the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul on August 14, 2024, with a term ending December 31, 2029
- Administrative Judge, Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term — 2022 to August 2024
- Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County — 2018–2019
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County — 2016–2019
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County — elected 2013–2019
- Designated Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County — 2013–2015
Education
- JD — CUNY School of Law at Queens College — 1996
- Villanova University — B.A. (1992)
Additional information
- Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term
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
Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Practice Rules of the Appellate Division — 22 NYCRR Part 1250
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
Appellate Division matters only; not Appellate Terms or the Court of Appeals. Preserve the applicable department rules.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Appellate Division, Second Department — 22 NYCRR Part 670
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
Second Judicial Department Appellate Division proceedings only.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
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
Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
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 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
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 ↗