--- title: "Geoffrey N. Prime | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/geoffrey-n-prime" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Geoffrey N. Prime Nassau County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nassau County District Court - State: New York - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge on the Nassau County District Court in New York, elected in 2022 for a term running from 2023 to 2028 - Before joining the bench, Judge Prime was a sole practitioner in his own law firm, Prime & O’Brien, founded in 2018. - Prime & O'Brien, LLP, Founding Partner, 2006 to 2018 - Nassau County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2002 to 2006 - Partner at Prime & O’Brien, Garden City, NY ### Education - Pace University School of Law — J.D. (2001) - B.A. — SUNY College at Old Westbury — 1998 ### Additional information - The Prime Law Group, PLLC, Solo Practitioner, 2018 to 2022 - Incorporated Village of South Floral Park, Mayor, 2010 to 2021 - He has also held the role of Mayor of South Floral Park (2010–2021) and is active in local organizations such as the Elmont Boys & Girls Club and South Floral Park Fire Department - Listed in the official Nassau County District Court judges directory - Judge Prime is a Democrat and resides in South Floral Park, NY ## 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=3zg55YIBEhwaIX0n7hiWMA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=3zg55YIBEhwaIX0n7hiWMA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=3zg55YIBEhwaIX0n7hiWMA%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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Geoffrey N. Prime](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=3zg55YIBEhwaIX0n7hiWMA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/geoffrey-n-prime", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/geoffrey-n-prime", "name": "Geoffrey N. Prime | KnowJudges", "description": "Geoffrey N. Prime, Nassau County District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/geoffrey-n-prime#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/geoffrey-n-prime#judge", "name": "Geoffrey N. 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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.