Maureen McHugh Heitner at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Supreme Court Justice, Part 33
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2031
Maureen McHugh Heitner
Acting Supreme Court Justice, Part 33 · Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2022 to 2031
- Judge, New York State Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul, 2022 to 2031
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Margaret Parisi McGowan, 2017 to 2022
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Robert L. Nahman, 2010 to 2016
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Rudolph E. Greco, Jr., 2008 to 2010
Education
- Brooklyn Law School — J.D. (1991)
Additional information
- B.A. — SUNY Albany — 1988
Maureen McHugh Heitner Procedures & Courtroom Rules
Remote appearances
Judge Specific
Justice Heitner requires participants in virtual conferences to have working cameras and microphones and to know the Microsoft Teams chat function.
All parties and counsel participating in virtual conferences must have working cameras and microphones and be familiar with the 'chat' feature of Microsoft TEAMS.Justice Maureen McHugh Heitner Part 33 Rules ↗
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
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (12 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Adjournments
Prior to making a request for an adjournment from the Court, counsel/parties shall seek to obtain consent from the adversary. All adjournment request to the Court shall indicate the efforts made to obtain such consent and if such consent was given or withheld. All adjournment requests shall be made to the clerk of Part 33 either in person, by phone or email and are subject to approval of the Court.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
All parties and counsel participating in virtual conferences must have working cameras and microphones and be familiar with the “chat” feature of Microsoft TEAMS. Counsel/Parties shall email judgeheitnerremote@nycourts.gov immediately if they are experiencing technical difficulty joining a virtual conference.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
If the appearance is in person, all counsel and self-represented parties must appear in person in the courtroom.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
Counsel must have conferred with one another prior to any appearance, in a good faith attempt to resolve open issues and to narrow the scope of any remaining issues to be addressed to the Court.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
Counsel must notify the Court, as soon as practicable prior to any conference that requires interpretation services.
Source page 1Remote appearances
Affirmations of Actual Engagement must be emailed to judgeheitnerremote@nycourts.gov as soon as counsel is aware of the conflict.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
Stipulations of Settlement must be emailed to judgeheitnerremote@nycourts.gov as soon as practicable.
Source page 1Remote appearances
Emergency Relief: if a party/counsel is opposed to upfront relief, they must immediately notify judgeheitnerremote@nycourts.gov upon receipt of the 22 NYCRR 202.7 notice. Failure to oppose any temporary relief, may be deemed as consent to such relief.
Source page 1Motion practice
Motions to compel or preclude discovery shall be returnable on Tuesdays at 9:30am unless the Court directs otherwise. All discovery motions are mandatory in-person appearance and oral argument required. A failure to appear for oral argument on the discovery motion may result in the motion being marked “off calendar.” An in-person appearance is required for all motions regarding the transfer of structured settlement payment rights.
Source page 2Motion practice
All motions shall be fully briefed as per the CPLR prior to the return date of the motion. Motions unopposed on the return date may be submitted without opposition.
Source page 2Motion practice
Any stipulation submitted to the court regarding a motion shall state if the stipulation resolves the entire motion and is withdrawn, or state which branches are resolved.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
Compliance conferences shall be held on Wednesdays unless otherwise directed by the Court. Counsel must be fully familiar with the case, and authorized to settle, stipulate, resolve or dispose of any issues.
Source page 2Shared 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
Identity source checked July 28, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, Part 33
Courtroom Specific source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, Part 33 ↗Justice Maureen McHugh Heitner Part 33 Rules
Judge Specific source · PDF · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Justice Maureen McHugh Heitner Part 33 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
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗