Leonard D. Steinman at a glance
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Leonard D. Steinman
Supreme Court Justice, IAS Part 6 and Regional Child Victims Act Part · Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, Mineola, NH, 2013-2026
- Partner, Blank Rome LLP, 1991-2012
- Prior to his judicial career, he was a partner at Blank Rome LLP from 1991 and previously held a position as an associate at Summit, Rovins & Feldesman (1988–1991) and at Montclare & Guay and Rubin, Baum, Levin, Constant & Friedman early in his career.
Education
- B.A. from Boston University in 1981 and a J.D. from Albany Law School in 1984, gaining admission to the New York bar in 1985
Additional information
- Elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court on November 6, 2012, beginning his term in 2013 and serving through 2026.
- Steinman has been involved with the Nassau County Industrial Development Authority and the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (2010–2012) and is a member of the Theodore Roosevelt American Inn of Court.
- Practitioner, Summit Rovins & Feldesman, 1988-1991
- Practitioner, Rubin Baum Levin Constant & Friedman, 1985-1988
- Practitioner, Montclare & Guay, 1984-1985
- Judge Steinman presides over IAS Part 6 in the Nassau County Supreme Court
- handling civil and commercial matters.
- He is registered as a Democrat and was elected on multiple party lines, including Democratic, Independence, and Working Families tickets.
Leonard D. Steinman Part Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Judge Specific
Justice Steinman requires exhibits to be marked before trial and requires parties to have copies for opposing counsel.
Parties are to have copies for their adversaries of all exhibits which are expected to be introduced into evidence. The court requires that exhibits be marked prior to trial.Justice Leonard D. Steinman IAS Part 6 and Regional Child Victims Act Part Rules ↗
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 ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
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 ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (24 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Communications with chambers
A. All communications with chambers shall be made via email to JudgeSteinmanRemote@nycourts.gov. All written communications with chambers must include the county, index number, title of the action, full names of the parties, and the date the matter is next on the court’s calendar. All parties must be copied on communications sent to the court. Ex parte written communications will be disregarded.
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B. Telephone Calls. Telephone calls to the court should generally be reserved for urgent matters. For the resolution of disputes, parties should email chambers a completed conference request form that can be found attached hereto.
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D. Communications between counsel should not be sent to the court. Copies of communications between counsel that are received by the court will be disregarded and will not be placed in the court’s files.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
E. Conferences. A party may request a conference with the court at any time by completing the Conference Request Form that can be found attached hereto and submitting such form to chambers via email. Contact information of all parties shall be included on the Conference Request Form.
Source page 1Adjournments
A. The court must approve all adjournments of court appearances, court-ordered deadlines (including Preliminary Conference Order deadlines), and motions. All
Source page 1Adjournments
parties must confer and consent to an adjournment request prior to the request being submitted to the court.
Source page 2Adjournments
B. Applications on consent are to be made using the Request for Adjournment Form. The Request for Adjournment Form is to be filled out completely and emailed to JudgeSteinmanRemote@nycourts.gov. Applications must be made no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled conference or motion. Untimely applications will be disregarded.
Source page 2Adjournments
D. If all parties do not consent to the adjournment, a timely application shall be made by conference call with all counsel no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled conference or the motion. No adjournment requests will be entertained without all counsel participating on the conference call. If the adjournment is approved, a letter must immediately be filed via NYSECF. If an adjournment dispute cannot be resolved by telephone conference, the application shall be made personally before the court on the return date.
Source page 2Adjournments
E. A request to adjourn a matter for more than 30 days must contain a detailed explanation of the reason for the extended time period.
Source page 2Adjournments
A. Dates contained in the Preliminary Conference Order, Discovery Order, or Stipulation So Ordered by the court may not be adjourned or extended without prior court approval.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
B. Except in an emergency situation or where an affirmation is submitted demonstrating that there will be significant prejudice to the moving party by giving notice, prior to alerting the court of a discovery dispute, the moving party is required to serve a written notice to the opposing party of the intention to write to the court for leave to file a motion. The written notice must indicate the relief that will be sought and the basis for such relief, together with the exchanged correspondence.
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D. Absent emergency, prior to making or filing any discovery-related motions, including a motion to vacate the note of issue, counsel for the moving party shall request a pre-motion conference by emailing to chambers a completed conference request form. The court will then determine whether a pre-motion conference will be held to discuss the issues involved and possible resolution. A request for a pre- motion conference tolls all related filing deadlines.
Source page 3Motion practice
E. Pursuant to CPLR 3214(b), service of a Notice of Motion under Rules 3211, 3212 or 3213 shall NOT stay disclosure pending determination of that motion, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
Source page 3Motion practice
A. Motions may be made returnable on any weekday. The parties should indicate whether oral argument is requested. If the court determines that oral argument will be held (whether or not oral argument has been requested), the parties will be notified.
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B. Appearances of counsel and parties are not required on the motion return date including those brought by Order to Show Cause, unless the court directs otherwise.
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C. The court does NOT accept working copies or hard copies of motion papers or opposition papers.
Source page 3Motion practice
E. Summary Judgment Motions: Unless otherwise ordered, motions for summary judgment shall be filed no more than 60 days after the filing of a note of issue. The court requires the filing of a separate Statement of Material Facts and a response to same. The statement should be short and concise, in numbered paragraphs, of the material facts which the moving party contends there is no genuine issue to be tried. The statement should not contain facts that are not pertinent to the disposition of the motion. Each statement of material fact must be followed by citation to evidence submitted in support or opposition to the motion.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
A. Counsel should not mail or submit proposed orders or judgments directly to chambers. Such documents are to be appropriately labeled and filed via
Source page 3Conferences and appearances
A. All conferences require in-person appearances unless the court instructs otherwise.
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
B. All parties are expected to be prompt for their scheduled appearance.
Source page 4Motion practice
C. At the time of the appearance, the Law Clerk and/or Judge must be informed of any pending motion(s) and/or upcoming submission dates.
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
D. All appearances shall be made by attorneys with knowledge of the facts and vested with authority to enter into stipulations and/or dispositions which bind their respective clients. (See § 202.1(f) of the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and County Court). The failure to comply with this rule or the failure to appear in a timely fashion may subject counsel to one or more of the sanctions authorized by 22 NYCRR §202.27 and/or 22 NYCRR Part 130-2.
Source page 4Discovery
A. If deposition transcripts are to be utilized, a complete copy of that deposition transcript should be made available to the court at trial. The parties must separately provide to the court those portions of the testimony to be offered into evidence on a party’s case-in-chief.
Source page 4Trial exhibits and witnesses
B. Parties are to have copies for their adversaries of all exhibits which are expected to be introduced into evidence. The court requires that exhibits be marked prior to trial.
Source page 4Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Nassau County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Nassau County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Nassau County Supreme 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 Supreme 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
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
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View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
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View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, IAS Part 6 and Regional Child Victims Act Part
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View Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, IAS Part 6 and Regional Child Victims Act Part ↗Justice Leonard D. Steinman IAS Part 6 and Regional Child Victims Act Part Rules
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View Justice Leonard D. Steinman IAS Part 6 and Regional Child Victims Act Part Rules ↗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
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View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court
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View Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits
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View Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
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View Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗