Rhonda E. Fischer at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Supreme Court Justice, civil IAS assignment
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2032
Rhonda E. Fischer
Acting Supreme Court Justice, civil IAS assignment · Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Designated, 2023 to Present
- Judge, County Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2023 to 2033
- Judge, District Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2008 to 2013, Re-elected, 2014 to 2019
- Office of the Nassau County Attorney, Deputy Bureau Chief, Tort Litigation, 2001 to 2007
- Nassau County Attorney's Office, Deputy County Attorney, 1996 to 1998
- Novak & Associates, Senior Attorney, 1995 to 1996
- Law Offices of Robert L. Ostrov, Associate, 1994 to 1995
Education
Additional information
- Nassau County Legislature, County Executive's Liaison, 1998 to 2001
- J.D. — Touro Law Center — 1993
- B.A. — SUNY Oneonta — 1990
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
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (50 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
The Court will not accept any ex parte communication by way of email, telephone, letter, or otherwise.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
The Court will accept communications to JudgeFischerRemote@nycourts.gov when corresponded to all counsel and self-represented parties.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
Only counsel and self-represented parties shall communicate with the Court.
Source page 1Filing and working copies
Counsel and pro se (self-represented) litigant(s) shall familiarize themselves with the statewide E-Filing Rules (Sections 202.5-b and 202.5-bb of the Uniform Rules for the New York State Trial Courts, available at https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/HomePage). General questions about e-filing should be addressed to the E-Filing Resource Center at (646) 386-3033 or nyscef@nycourts.gov.
Source page 1Filing and working copies
E-Filing System (NYSCEF). All submissions to the Court must be electronically filed.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
All appearances are at 9:30 a.m. on the scheduled Court date, unless otherwise advised by the Court.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
Counsel who appear before the Court must be familiar with the case. They must also be fully prepared and authorized to discuss and resolve the issues which are scheduled to be the subject of the appearance. Failure to comply with this rule may be treated as a default for the for the purposes of Rule
Source page 2Communications with chambers
All parties are directed to exchange e-mail addresses with each other at the commencement of the case and to keep these e-mail addresses current, in order to facilitate notification by the person(s) receiving the court notification. Each attorney who receives notification of an appearance on a specific date and time is responsible for insuring that all other parties have received proper notice that the matter is scheduled to be heard on that assigned date and time.
Source page 2Motion practice
If there are any outstanding motions (submitted or pending) at the time of the conference / trial, the Judge and / or Principal Law Clerk must be so informed that day along with the submission date.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
All preliminary conferences, compliance and certification conferences will be held in-person unless otherwise advised in writing by the Court.
Source page 2Discovery
Counsel for all parties and self-represented parties shall consult prior to a preliminary or compliance conference about: (i) resolution of the case, in whole or in part; (ii) discovery, including electronic discovery of electronically stored information, and any other issues to be discussed at the conference: (iii) the use of alternate dispute resolution to resolve all or some issues in the litigation; and (iv) any voluntary and informal exchange of information that the parties agree would help aid early settlement of the case.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
Counsel attending the ADR / Settlement conferences must be authorized to enter into binding settlements on terms agreeable to the parties and the Court. The Court will explore limitation of issues for trial (e.g., in an appropriate case, whether liability may be conceded, or certain claims or defenses withdrawn).
Source page 2Discovery
“Parties shall strictly comply with the discovery obligations and deadlines set forth in all case scheduling orders. Applications for extension of a discovery deadline shall be made as soon as practicable and prior to the expiration of such deadline. Non-compliance with such an order may result in the imposition of an appropriate sanction against that party or for the relief requested pursuant to CPLR 3126.” (*Rule 13: Section 202.20-e: Ex M). The parties shall not wait until the next scheduled court date
Source page 2Discovery
The number of depositions taken by plaintiffs, or by defendant, or by third-party defendants shall be limited to 10. The deposition of an entity through one or more representatives shall be treated as a single deposition, [unless also a fact witness, as opposed to an entity representative pursuant to CPLR 3106(d), which shall constitute a separate deposition] even though more than one person may be designated to testify on the entity’s behalf. Depositions shall be limited to seven hours per deponent. The seven-hour clock begins upon the first question of the witness, and excludes time allotted to allow counsel, parties, and the court reporter to join virtually, and consented time in which to allow for agreed- upon breaks, which shall not exceed 90 minutes in total. Should the deposition not be completed the same day initiated, it shall be completed the next business day. See 22 NYCRR 202.20-b.
Source page 3Discovery
Notices or subpoenas to an entity that do not identify a particular officer, director, member or employee of the entity requires that the named entity must designate one or more officer(s), director(s), member(s), employee(s), or other individual(s) who consent to testify on its behalf no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled deposition.
Source page 3Discovery
Alternatively, no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled deposition, the entity shall notify the requesting party that another individual will be produced and identifying such individual.
Source page 3Adjournments
IV. Adjournments Adjournments may only be upon permission of the Court.
Source page 3Adjournments
A request to adjourn a motion or conference may be forwarded to chambers by way of email to JudgeFischerRemote@nycourts.gov_only if it is corresponded to all counsel and self-represented parties.
Source page 3Adjournments
Adjournments of conferences will be granted upon a showing of good cause. An adjournment of a conference will not change any date in any court order, including agreed to dates and So-Ordered dates in the Preliminary Conference Order, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Source page 3Adjournments
All requests for an adjournment of a conference or motion shall be made no later than 48 hours before the conference or motion and shall set forth whether the other parties consent to the adjournment and shall set forth the name of all counsel consulted.
Source page 3Adjournments
The written request shall include the title of the action, Index Number, and a brief one-line communication to the Court as to a request an “adjournment of a motion/conference,” or a “request for a conference.” Any communication on substantive issues will be disregarded. If the request for the adjournment is made with the consent of all counsel, counsel shall provide the name of all counsel, and the proposed agreed-upon date and time, if applicable. Please provide more than one alternative proposed date. The Court, in turn, will advise counsel if the adjournment is granted.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
Copies of correspondence between counsel shall not be corresponded to the Court.
Source page 4Adjournments
An adjournment of a conference shall not change the deadline dates set forth in a prior Court order, including a preliminary conference order.
Source page 4Adjournments
Depositions shall not be adjourned without prior approval of the court and upon consent of all parties. All requests for an adjournment should be made to judgefischerremote@nycourts.gov and must include a new deposition date, which date shall be within 14 days of the originally scheduled date.
Source page 4Adjournments
Should all parties not consent to the adjournment, or the Court does not consent to the adjourment, the deposition must move forward as scheduled.
Source page 4Motion practice
All Motions, Cross-Motions, Writs, Petitions and Orders to Show Cause must be E-Filed.
Source page 4Motion practice
All Writs, Motions, Petitions, and Orders to Show Cause are to be made returnable at 9:30 AM on Monday through Thursday and are on submission only, unless otherwise indicated.
Source page 4Adjournments
Motions shall not be adjourned without prior permission of the Court. Motions brought pursuant to CPLR §§ 3211, 3212, or 3213 shall not stay discovery.
Source page 4Motion practice
Oral Argument: After a review of the submitted motion, the court will determine, on a case-by- case basis, whether oral argument will be heard and will advise counsel when they shall appear.
Source page 4Motion practice
Proof of Service and Proposed Order: All motions shall have the appropriate proof of service on all parties where required annexed to the motion as well as a proposed Order with respect to the requested relief, except on dispositive motions which will not need a proposed Order.
Source page 4Motion practice
Motion Papers: Every paper, other than an exhibit or printed form, shall contain writing on one side only. All papers shall be double spaced in length with 12-point font and one-inch margins. Print for footnotes shall be no smaller than 10-point font. Counsel shall include a certification of the relevant word count with their submission.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
Hard copies: The Court will notify counsel if a courtesy hard copy is required. In the Court’s discretion, counsel may be requested to submit memoranda of law by e-mail or by other electronic means,
Source page 4Filing and working copies
such as by a computer, flash drive, along with an original and courtesy copy. Counsel should use tabs on hard or working copies when submitting papers containing exhibits. Copies must be legible. Documents in a foreign language shall be translated as required by CPLR 2101(b).
Source page 5Motion practice
Counsel shall make every effort to resolve discovery disputes with their adversary before engaging in motion practice.
Source page 5Motion practice
“Absent exigent circumstances, prior to contacting the court regarding a disclosure dispute, counsel must first consult with one another in a good faith effort to resolve all disputes about disclosure. Such consultation must take place by an in-person or telephonic conference. In the event that a discovery dispute cannot be resolved other than by motion practice, each such discovery motion shall be supported by an affidavit or affirmation from counsel attesting to counsel having conducted an in-person or telephonic conference, stating forth the date and time of such conference, persons participating, and the length of time of the conference. The unreasonable failure or refusal of counsel to participate in a conference requested by another party may relieve the requesting party of the obligation to comply with this paragraph and may be addressed by the imposition of sanctions pursuant to Part 130. If the moving party was unable to conduct a conference due to the unreasonable failure or refusal of an adverse party to participate, then such moving party, in an affidavit or affirmation, detail the efforts made by the moving party to obtain such a conference and set forth the responses received.” [emphasis added]
Source page 5Communications with chambers
Written permission from chambers to file discovery related motion: The proposed moving party shall forward to chambers’ remote email address, and all counsel and self-represented parties, any request to make a discovery motion with an affidavit or affirmation of good faith that substantially complies with the form described above. The Court will thereafter notify the moving party, all counsel, and self-represented parties, whether permission is granted, or whether a conference with counsel, self- represented parties and chambers concerning the matter is necessary.
Source page 5Filing and working copies
Orders to Show Cause shall only be filed where there is a genuine emergency, a stay is required or a statute mandates so proceeding. Absent advance written permission by the court, reply papers shall not be submitted on orders to show cause.
Source page 5Conferences and appearances
At the first appearance of all cases assigned to this Part for trial, a pre-trial conference shall be
Source page 6Motion practice
On the first appearance in the Part for trial, any party intending to make a motion in limine shall submit a brief written affirmation setting forth the nature of the application and any supporting statutory or case law. There shall be a separate affirmation for each motion in limine.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
“Counsel shall consult prior to trial, and shall in good faith, attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection. Prior to the commencement of the trial, each side shall then mark its exhibits into evidence, subject to court approval, as to those to which no objection has been made. All exhibits not consented to shall be marked for identification only. If the trial exhibits are voluminous, counsel shall consult the clerk of the part for guidance. The court will rule upon the objections to the contested exhibits at the earliest possible time. Exhibits not previously demanded which are to be used solely for credibility or rebuttal need not be pre-marked.”
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
All hospital records, and other items for identification, or in evidence, must be paginated before use in the trial.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
“Absent good cause, a party may not use at trial or otherwise any document that was not produced in response to a request for such document or category of document, which request was not objected to or, if objected to, such objection was overruled by the court.”
Source page 6Conferences and appearances
Counsel shall submit pre-trial memoranda at the pre-trial conference or at such other time as the Court may set. Pre-trial memoranda shall not exceed 25 pages. On the first appearance in the Part for trial, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook of trial exhibits for the court’s use. A copy for each attorney on trial and the originals in a similar binder or notebook for the witnesses shall be prepared and submitted. Plaintiff's exhibits shall be numerically tabbed, and defendant’s exhibits shall be tabbed
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
Counsel shall provide the Court with a copy of any transcript it uses at trial.
Source page 6Discovery
On the first appearance in the Part for trial, each party shall supply the Court, counsel, and self- represented parties with a proposed verdict sheet and jury interrogatories. The proposed verdict sheet may be supplemented, modified or edited as the trial progresses.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
In cases involving claims of professional negligence, on the next trial session after a party rests, or such other time as the Court may direct, counsel for the defendant(s) shall furnish the Court, and counsel for the plaintiff, with a list of the departures from the standards of good and accepted practice which that counsel for the defendant asserts were testified to by its expert witness or witnesses. Where the testimony has been transcribed, page references will be required.
Source page 7Conferences and appearances
On the first appearance in the Part for trial, and if not otherwise pre-marked, each party shall, with respect to each expert witness that party intends to call, submit a list identifying with specificity any record, report, photograph, film, computer animation, x-ray, CT scan, MRI, EMG study or similar item or items to which an expert witness is expected to make reference as supporting in whole or in part the opinion he or she will offer.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
At the commencement of the trial, or at such time as the Court dictates, each party shall identify in writing the witness it intends to call, the order in which they shall testify and the estimated length of their testimony, and shall provide a copy of such witness list to opposing counsel, and self-represented parties.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
Counsel shall separately identify for the court only a list of the witnesses who may be called solely for rebuttal or with regard to credibility.
Source page 7Adjournments
Pursuant to 22 NYCRR Section 202.28(b), if an action is discontinued, or wholly or partially settled by stipulation pursuant to CPLR Section 2104, or a motion has become wholly or partially moot, or a party has died, become a debtor in bankruptcy or is in active military duty, counsel must notify the Court by email to JudgeFischerRemote@nycourts.gov as soon as possible. A copy of the signed Stipulation of Discontinuance, which has been submitted to the County Clerk, shall be uploaded to NYSCEF.
Source page 7Shared 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, Civil IAS assignment
Courtroom Specific source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Nassau County Supreme Court current roster, Civil IAS assignment ↗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 ↗