--- title: "Frederick D. R. Sampson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-d-r-sampson-ny-trial-f17f30c1" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Frederick D. R. Sampson Queens County Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Queens County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 2009-2022 - Frederick D. R. Sampson held the role of a Justice of the Queens County Supreme Court (Civil Term) in New York’s 11th Judicial District for nearly three decades, from his initial election in 1995 until the end of 2022 - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 1995-2008 - Justice, (Certificated), Supreme Court, Queens County, Elected, 1995 to 2008 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, ?-present ### Education - New York University — J.D. (1974) - Syracuse University — B.A. (1970) ### Additional information - Tenure: Served until December 31, 2022, when he did not seek re‐election - Reelected, 2009 to 2022 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Queens County - Sampson also advocated for uniformity in court practices across New York’s judicial system - Prior role: Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York before joining 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=EvxLv2e_PLUS_Hmez1ElvIofl6g%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=EvxLv2e_PLUS_Hmez1ElvIofl6g%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=EvxLv2e_PLUS_Hmez1ElvIofl6g%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15061/frederick-d-r-sampson/) - [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=EvxLv2e_PLUS_Hmez1ElvIofl6g%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15061/frederick-d-r-sampson/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-d-r-sampson-ny-trial-f17f30c1", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-d-r-sampson-ny-trial-f17f30c1", "name": "Frederick D. 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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.