--- title: "Norman St. George | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-st-george" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Norman St. George Nassau County Supreme Court · Supreme Court Justice ## Profile - Court: Nassau County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Supreme Court Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, Mineola, NY, 2019-2032 - From 2019 to 2032, he serves as an elected Justice of the Supreme Court for the 10th Judicial District, where he also established Nassau County’s Youth Part under New York State’s Raise the Age Law - Administrative Law Judge, Nassau County District Court, NY, 2019-2021 - Supervising Judge, Nassau County District Court, NY, 2013-2019 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, NY, 2008-2019 - Subsequently elected to the Nassau County Court and held the role of an Acting Supreme Court Justice from 2008 to 2018, presiding over serious felony, commercial, and medical malpractice cases, as well as specialized courts such as the Integrated Domestic Violence Court and the Sex Offense Court - Presiding Justice, Domestic Violence Court, and Sex Offense Court, Nassau County, NY, 2011-2013 - Presiding Justice, Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Nassau County, NY, 2010-2013 - Judge, Nassau County District Court, NY, 2004-2007 - Judge St. George has served on the bench for over 23 years, beginning as a Nassau County District Court Judge in 2004 - Partner, Jackson, Brown, Powell & St. George, 1995-1997 - Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County District Attorneys Office, NY, 1991-1995 - Tax attorney at Arthur Andersen, litigated at a Garden City law firm, and held the role of an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County - He also represented high-profile clients such as LL Cool J and Anita Baker while a partner at a Wall Street law firm - He works closely with Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas and Chief Judge Rowan Wilson to implement policies, streamline court operations, and expand access to justice ### Education - Hofstra University — J.D. (1988) - Accounting, cum laude — Adelphi University — 1985 ### Additional information - Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Courts Outside of New York City, NY, 2021-present - Appointed First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge on May 19, 2023, making him the second-highest-ranking administrator in the New York State Judiciary. - Presiding Judge, D.W.I. Hearings and Trials, NY, 2006-2008 - Presiding Judge, Domestic Violence Misdemeanors, NY, 2004-2006 - St. George & Associates, 1997-2004 - Practitioner, Reisch, Simoni, Bythewood & Gleason, 1989-1991 - Practitioner, Arthur Anderson & Company, 1988-1989 - St. George credits his father’s values for inspiring his career in law. - Before joining the bench, St. George practiced law for 16 years as a federal and state trial attorney. - handling criminal and civil cases, including major federal RICO actions. - In this role, he supervises all trial-level courts across the state, manages the operations of the Office of Court Administration with a $3.7 billion annual budget, and directly oversees courts in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. - He resides in Nassau County, enjoys traveling, flying small planes, and scuba diving, and has two daughters - St. George grew up in a family shaped by his father’s immigrant experience from Jamaica, who emphasized education and earned multiple degrees, including a doctorate from Columbia University. - Judge St. George is recognized for his strategic and organizational skills - focusing on efficient administration of justice, collaboration with court leadership, and reform initiatives such as problem-solving courts and alternative dispute resolution programs. - He emphasizes fairness, impartiality, and public trust in the judiciary, and has no immediate plans to retire, intending to continue his service in the courts ## 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 ### trial exhibit books Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### exhibit marking Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### virtual evidence courtroom Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic appearances Scope: statewide For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=n1JzJHtzFusgZF5nrwEVTg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=n1JzJHtzFusgZF5nrwEVTg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=n1JzJHtzFusgZF5nrwEVTg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15099/norman-st-george/) - [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) - [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) - [Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15099/norman-st-george/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-st-george", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/norman-st-george", "name": "Norman St. George | KnowJudges", "description": "Norman St. George, Nassau County Supreme Court. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). 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.