Nicholas De Rosa at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- 2 current judicial positions
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Nicholas De Rosa
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court, Orange County
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Orange County, NY, 2009-present
- Acting justice of the Orange County Supreme Court in New York’s 9th Judicial District, appointed in 2000, with a career spanning local, county, and state judicial roles since the late 1980s
- Judge, New York County Court, Orange County, NY, 1998-present
- He then became a judge of the Orange County Court in 1998 and an Acting Supreme Court Justice in 2000
- Judge, Newburgh City Court, NY, 1988-1997
Education
- Brooklyn School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- De Rosa's judicial career began in 1988 when he joined the Newburgh City Court.
- His work has included presiding over criminal trials, civil disputes, and family law cases, as well as participating in public discussions on judicial processes, such as handgun permit approvals
- Part of the panel of judges responsible for handling a wide range of cases in Orange County, including criminal, civil, and family matters
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 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Orange 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
Orange 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
Orange 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
Orange 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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York Supreme Court, Orange County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Orange County current judicial profile ↗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 ↗