--- title: "Douglas E. Hoffman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-e-hoffman-14797" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Douglas E. Hoffman New York County Supreme Court · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2017-present - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2009-present - Douglas E. Hoffman has also held the role of a New York State judge since 1996, primarily in the Matrimonial Division of the New York Supreme Court - In October 2022, Hoffman invited a 27-year-old court clerk to his Long Beach Island home, where they consumed alcohol - Supervising Judge, New York Family Court, New York, NY, 2009-2015 - From 2009 to 2015, he was the supervising judge of Family Court in Manhattan. - Judge, New York City Family Court, 2005-2014 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2003-2012 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2001-2006 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1996-2001 - Law Clerk, District Court, D. New Jersey, 1981-1983 - In New Jersey, he was removed from his municipal judgeship for sexual misconduct involving a subordinate, while in New York, he faced sexual harassment claims from a law clerk that drew attention to systemic issues in judicial oversight ### Education - New York University School of Law in — J.D. (1981) - Oberlin College — B.A. (1976) ### Additional information - Douglas Hoffman held the role of a part-time municipal judge in Robbinsville, New Jersey, beginning in 2010, and also held judicial positions in nearby towns such as New Hanover, Wrightstown, Mansfield, Springfield, and Southampton. - Director of Litigation, The Legal Aid Society, Civil Division, Bronx, New York, NY, 1994-1996 - Director, he Legal Aid Society, Civil Division, N.Y., New York, NY, 1991-1994 - Attorney in Charge, he Legal Aid Society, Civil Division, Brooklyn, New York, NY, 1989-1990 - Practitioner, The Legal Aid Society, Civil Division, Harlem, New York, NY, 1983-1989 - Douglas Hoffman’s judicial career spans decades in both New Jersey and New York, but it has been overshadowed by serious misconduct allegations. - Judge, New York City Family Court, New York, NY, ?-present - His tenure has been marked by controversy, including a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his law clerk, Alexis Marquez. ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/14797/douglas-e-hoffman/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14797/douglas-e-hoffman/) - [New York Supreme Court, New York County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14797/douglas-e-hoffman/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14797/douglas-e-hoffman/) - [Douglas E. Hoffman (New York)](https://ballotpedia.org/Douglas_E._Hoffman_(New_York)) - [Douglas E. Hoffman (NYC Family Court, New York Supreme ...](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14797/douglas-e-hoffman) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-e-hoffman-14797", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-e-hoffman-14797", "name": "Douglas E. Hoffman | KnowJudges", "description": "Douglas E. Hoffman, New York County Supreme Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-e-hoffman-14797#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-e-hoffman-14797#judge", "name": "Douglas E. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-d3c269bb7fe692b08197) — Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/1jd/supctmanh/Uniform_Rules.pdf). 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.