--- title: "Norman A. Sammut | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-a-sammut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Norman A. Sammut Nassau County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nassau County District Court - State: New York - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2023 to 2027 - Judge, District Court, Nassau County, Appointed by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, 2022 to 2022 ### Education - Fordham University School of Law in — J.D. (1983) - Fordham University in — B.A. (1979) ### Additional information - He was admitted to practice law in New York and Florida in 1983 and remains currently registered with the New York State Unified Court System - Judge Sammut has presided over various cases, including a legal malpractice and fee dispute case filed in Nassau County on July 10, 2026 - Private Practice, 1991 to 2022 - Before his judicial appointment, Sammut had a 31-year career as a sole practitioner in Garden City, New York. - Norman A. Sammut combines decades of legal experience with his current judicial role, bringing expertise in civil and estate matters to the Nassau County District Court, where he continues to serve the community in a limited-jurisdiction trial court capacity - At the time of his appointment, Judge Sammut was a resident of Wantagh, New York, and is registered as a Republican - His practice focused on estate planning, estate administration, elder planning, and business planning matters. - He was a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and the Nassau County District Court Judges Association, reflecting his active engagement in the local legal community ## 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=Jh9heHi70oteVYSIYxY5Pw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Jh9heHi70oteVYSIYxY5Pw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Jh9heHi70oteVYSIYxY5Pw%3D%3D) - [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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Norman A. Sammut](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Jh9heHi70oteVYSIYxY5Pw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-a-sammut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-a-sammut", "name": "Norman A. Sammut | KnowJudges", "description": "Norman A. Sammut, Nassau County District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-a-sammut#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-a-sammut#judge", "name": "Norman A. 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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.