--- title: "Larry D. Martin | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/larry-d-martin-ny-trial-7f8ae89f" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Larry D. Martin Supreme Court, (Certificated), Kings County, Commercial Division · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, (Certificated), Kings County, Commercial Division - State: New York - Role: Judicial Officer - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Justice, Supreme Court, (Certificated), Kings County, Commercial Division, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2019 to Present - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2008-2021 - Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (Kings County) and later held the role of Presiding Justice of the Commercial Division in Kings County before retiring in 2020 - Served in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps until 2007 - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 1994-2007 - 1994–2007: Elected Justice, New York Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (Kings County) - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New York, NY, 1992-1994 - 1992–1994: Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York (Kings County) - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1992-1993 - 1992–1993: Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York (Kings County) - Presiding Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, ?-present - He also held the role of an adjunct professor at Bronx Community College, City College of New York, and Brooklyn College ### Education - University of California-Berkeley — LL.M. (1974) - JD — University at Buffalo — 1973 - Johnson C Smith University — B.A. (1970) ### Additional information - Practitioner, NYS Mortgage and Loan Adminstration, NY, 1983-1992 - Practitioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, NY, 1980-1983 - Practitioner, Harlem Legal Services, New York, NY, 1976-1980 - Practitioner, Mead Data Centra, AL, 1975-1976 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, (Certificated), Kings County, Commercial Division - Known for his work in civil and commercial matters, and he presided over cases such as mortgage foreclosure and other civil disputes in Kings County ## 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=nk3Ww76HJAIq2oWHglXc_PLUS_g%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nk3Ww76HJAIq2oWHglXc_PLUS_g%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nk3Ww76HJAIq2oWHglXc_PLUS_g%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14906/larry-d-martin/) - [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=nk3Ww76HJAIq2oWHglXc_PLUS_g%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14906/larry-d-martin/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/larry-d-martin-ny-trial-7f8ae89f", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/larry-d-martin-ny-trial-7f8ae89f", "name": "Larry 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.