Joseph Nocella, Jr at a glance
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Joseph Nocella, Jr
Judge · Nassau County Family Court
Biography
Professional career
- Joseph Nocella, Jr. is no longer serving as a judge but is currently the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, a role he assumed on September 2, 2025 after a 120‐day interim appointment
- Judge, Family Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2025 to 2028
- Nocella was first appointed Interim U.S. Attorney on May 5, 2025, by Attorney General Pamela Bondi and President Donald Trump
- From 1991 to 1995, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District’s Criminal Division, prosecuting narcotics trafficking, organized crime, and fraud cases
- Began his public service career as a law clerk to Hon
- Lawrence M. McKenna, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York U.S. Department of Justice
- Nocella is the 51st U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, which covers Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island
Education
- B.A. from Fordham University (1986) and J.D. from Columbia University School of Law (1989)
Additional information
- Current court assignment: Family Court, Nassau County
- overseeing more than 150 Assistant U.S. Attorneys and 125 professional staff.
- Before becoming U.S. Attorney, Nocella held the role of a Nassau County Family Court Judge after several years as a Nassau County District Judge.
- As U.S. Attorney, he leads the Office responsible for all federal criminal and civil cases in the district
- His tenure as interim lasted 120 days until his permanent appointment.
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 205 — Uniform Rules Family Court
Nassau County Family Court
Family Court proceedings
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Nassau County Family Court
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
Nassau County Family Court
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 July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
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View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗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 ↗