Sharon M. J. Gianelli at a glance
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Sharon M. J. Gianelli
Supreme Court Justice · Nassau County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, NY, 2015-2028
- Judge, Nassau County District Court, NY, 2012-2014
- Judge, Nassau County District Court, NY, 2006-2014
- Judge, Nassau County District Court, NY, 2005-2005
- Majority Counsel, Nassau County Legislature, NY, ?-present
- Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, ?-present
- Sharon M.J. Gianelli is a justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court in New York’s 10th Judicial District, presiding over the Commercial Division
Education
- Brooklyn Law School — J.D.
- Syracuse University — B.A.
Additional information
- Counsel, New York State Grievance Committee, NY, ?-present
- Gianelli handles commercial and business entity cases in the Nassau County Commercial Division.
- Public records show she has issued rulings on motions such as summary judgment, dismissals, preliminary injunctions, and protective orders.
- Known for applying established New York precedent in business‐related disputes
- Birth place: Questelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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 ↗
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.
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 ↗
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.
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 ↗
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (49 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
Ex parte communications are not permitted. Counsel for all parties to the action must be present.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
All e-mail communication to Chambers, including administrative matters and transmittals of documents must copy all parties.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
Counsel shall notify the Court, via e-mail, as soon as is practicable, of the settlement or imminent resolution of an active case or pending motion, and advise the Court as to the remaining issues, if any, for consideration. In the event that a matter is fully resolved, counsel shall advise the Court in writing, provide copies of an executed stipulation of settlement, and withdraw any pending motions.
Source page 1Motion practice
Counsel and/or self-represented parties are to appear for conferences, or for required oral argument on motions, unless otherwise directed.
Source page 1Motion practice
Motions for admission pro hac vice shall be accompanied by an affirmation in support by a member of the Bar of the State of New York, an affirmation from the applicant, and a recent certificate of good standing of the applicant in another jurisdiction. The applicant must set forth his/her willingness to abide by the Disciplinary Rules of the State of New York and agree to disclose any change in his/her status as a member in good standing of the bar of another jurisdiction.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Parties must use this Part’s Preliminary Conference Order. Copies are available on the Commercial Division website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/comdiv/nassau_chamberspart_gianelli.shtml).
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
Parties are required to meet and confer in good faith to complete this Part’s Preliminary Conference Order in advance of the preliminary conference and must be prepared to address the topics as set forth in the Commercial Division Rules. See, Rule 8.
Source page 2Adjournments
A preliminary conference may not be adjourned, except for good cause.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Compliance Conference Prior to the compliance conference, counsel shall meet and confer in good faith and jointly submit a completed Part 6 Discovery Status Form available on the Commercial Division website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/comdiv/nassau_chamberspart_gianelli.shtml), setting forth the status of discovery, describing any significant disputes to be addressed at the conference, any non-compliance with a prior stipulation and/or Order, whether any motions or appeals are outstanding, and whether the parties have attempted alternative dispute resolution (ADR) or other efforts at settlement.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
Pre-trial submissions required under Commercial Division Rules 26, 27, 28, 29, 31(a), 31(b), and 32, in addition to a joint statement of undisputed facts, shall be provided to the Court in advance of the pre-trial conference. Some requirements are repeated below.
Source page 3Trial exhibits and witnesses
The parties are to confer in a good-faith attempt to reach agreement on trial exhibits without objection. The parties are to identify the exhibits for which there is mutual agreement. Prior to trial, exhibits for which there is no objection shall be marked for admission and contested exhibits shall be marked for identification only.. No pre- marking is required for exhibits not previously demanded and that are intended solely as credibility or rebuttal evidence. The Court will rule on the contested exhibits as soon as is practicable.
Source page 3Discovery
The parties are also to confer in a good-faith attempt to reach agreement on the use, if any, of deposition testimony. Each side shall submit to the Court and other counsel a list of its relevant deposition testimony to which an objection has been made. The Court will rule on objections following consultation with counsel.
Source page 3Conferences and appearances
The parties thereafter shall submit to the Court for its use at trial an indexed binder of trial exhibits, along with a copy for each attorney and a binder of the originals for witnesses, preferably at the pre-trial conference, but no later than at least 14 days prior to the start of trial, unless otherwise instructed.
Source page 3Trial exhibits and witnesses
Each party shall provide the Court and opposing counsel with a written list of witnesses intended to be called at trial, the order in which they will testify, and the estimated length of the testimony for each witness. Additionally, the parties should separately identify for the Court which witnesses may be called for rebuttal or for purposes of credibility.
Source page 3Trial exhibits and witnesses
Counsel shall submit to the Court, with copies to opposing parties, a pre-trial memorandum, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Source page 3Motion practice
Motions in limine are to be submitted no later than 10 business days before the pre-trial conference, unless otherwise directed by the Court, and shall be returnable by the date of the pre-trial conference.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
In the case of a jury trial, parties are to provide case-specific requests to charge and proposed jury interrogatories. Proposed jury instructions, including the text of relevant PJI instructions are to be submitted by e-mail to Chambers at judgegianelliremote@nycourts.gov, in Word format. The submissions should note the instructions to which the parties have stipulated. Any proposed deviations from PJI instructions should be highlighted and explained, with citations to legal authority where appropriate. Counsel may update proposed jury instructions during the course of the trial. A short summary of each party’s claims to be used by the Court as part of preliminary instructions to the jury shall also be provided.
Source page 4Motion practice
Rule 24 provides that a litigant cannot be precluded from making a motion without the prior approval of the Court. However, the Court may, in an effort to limit or resolve issues, schedule a conference prior to the filing of a motion. The Court may not deny the motion solely on the basis of the failure of a movant to participate, regardless of the merits, but may hold the motion in abeyance pending participation in a conference.
Source page 4Motion practice
Generally, a matter shall be brought by notice of motion. Pursuant to Commercial Division Rule 19, a matter shall be brought by order to show cause only when there is genuine urgency, such as an application for provisional relief, a statutory mandate, or by leave of Court. The fact that a provisional remedy is sought shall be clearly noted on the cover page of the order to show cause.
Source page 4Motion practice
Consistent with Rules 19 and 20 (in concert with the amendment of The Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court, adding new section 202.8-e), a party seeking relief via an order to show cause shall provide a 24-hour minimum notice to all other parties and annex an affidavit or affirmation of notice to the documents, unless the moving party can demonstrate significant prejudice by reason of giving notice, or that notice could not be given despite a good faith effort to do so.
Source page 4Motion practice
Any application for provisional relief, including but not limited to a motion for a stay or a temporary restraining order, shall contain, in addition to the other information required,
Source page 4Motion practice
Please note that this requirement shall not apply to orders to show cause or motions in special proceedings brought under Article 7 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, nor to orders to show cause or motions requesting an order of protection under section 240 of the Domestic Relations Law, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
Source page 5Motion practice
All motion papers shall have the motion sequence number on the front page of all papers related to the motion or any cross-motion.
Source page 5Motion practice
All motion papers, moving as well as responsive, whether by notice of motion or order to show cause, must include a memorandum of law, subject to word limits set forth in Commercial Division Rule 17. Therefore, affidavits or affirmations of counsel should not contain legal arguments.
Source page 5Motion practice
Where reference is made in a motion, or order to show cause, to testimony from a deposition or elsewhere, the party making such reference shall identify the exhibit, page and line number where the testimony is found.
Source page 5Motion practice
Exhibits to motions shall be uploaded to NYSCEF individually, with each Exhibit clearly labeled with its respective identifying information.
Source page 5Filing and working copies
b) In addition to each electronically submitted memorandum of law, for other documents that cite to additional documents previously filed with NYSCEF, they shall include a hyperlink to the NYSCEF docket entry for the cited documents, enabling access to the cited documents through the hyperlink. Hyperlinks may not provide access to documents filed under seal or otherwise not in the public record.
Source page 5Motion practice
Other than a motion for summary judgment pursuant to CPLR 3213, Commercial Division Rule 19-a includes a prescription requiring statements on motions for summary judgment. It prescribes that the movant shall annex to the motion a short and concise statement, in numbered paragraphs, of the material facts as to which the moving party contends there is no genuine issue of fact. Opposing papers shall contain a
Source page 5Communications with chambers
correspondingly numbered paragraph responding to each numbered paragraph in the movant’s statement, and, if necessary, additional paragraphs containing a statement of the material facts upon which the opponent believes that there exists a genuine issue requiring trial. The responsive statement submitted by the non-moving party should include the text of the moving party’s statement to which each paragraph-specific response is addressed.
Source page 6Motion practice
Requests for Oral Argument. Requests for oral argument may be included in the notice of motion or in the opposition papers. If the Court concludes that oral argument is not necessary, a written decision will be issued on the submitted papers.
Source page 6Motion practice
Motions on Submission. All motions are on submission, except where the Court has advised the parties, on the record or in writing, that oral argument will be heard on a date certain, and then an appearance is required.
Source page 6Motion practice
Courtesy Copies. As we are essentially a paperless part, courtesy copies of motion papers should not be submitted unless requested or otherwise directed.
Source page 6Discovery
Interrogatories are limited to 25 in number, including sub-parts, unless otherwise provided in the preliminary conference order, or other order, and are limited to the topics set forth in the Order.
Source page 6Discovery
Pursuant to Rule 11-d, depositions taken by plaintiffs, defendants, or third-party defendants are limited in time and number, unless otherwise permitted by the Court upon good cause shown.
Source page 7Discovery
Expert Discovery. 22NYCRR 202.70(g)(13)(c) provides for the parties to meet and confer regarding the scheduling of expert disclosure, including identification of experts, exchange of expert reports, and timetable for scheduling expert depositions, which should be completed not less than 30 days prior to the completion of fact discovery.
Source page 7Motion practice
Discovery motions are not encouraged. If a discovery dispute cannot be resolved after good faith efforts by the parties to meet and confer, the parties should proceed in accordance with Commercial Division Rules 14 and 24 of 22 NYCRR 202.70 in a further effort to resolve the discovery dispute without the need for a motion.
Source page 7Communications with chambers
Counsel with a discovery objection shall fill out the Part 6 Discovery Status Form available on the Commercial Division website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/comdiv/nassau_chamberspart_gianelli.shtml) ) outlining with specificity the issue(s) presented and e-mail it to the Court at judgegianelliremote@nycourts.gov. Thereafter, counsel for the opposing side or any affected opposing party or non-party shall e-mail a specific responsive writing not exceeding 3 single-spaced pages to the Court at judgegianelliremote@nycourts.gov, within 5 business days of the original e-mail which set forth the dispute. The Part will thereafter schedule a telephonic or in-person conference, if necessary, aimed at resolving the disputed issue(s) consistent with Rule 14.
Source page 7Conferences and appearances
Rule 14-a provides for the parties to prepare a writing setting forth the resolutions to be signed by the presiding justice or dictated into the record at the conclusion of the conference, the transcript of which shall be submitted to the Court to be “so-ordered”, or the Court shall otherwise enter an order incorporating the resolutions reached.
Source page 7Motion practice
Any request for additional redactions or sealing shall be made by order to show cause and must establish “good cause” pursuant to the Uniform Rules for Trial Courts, 22 NYCRR 216.1.
Source page 8Motion practice
Parties wishing to submit documents to the Court which have been deemed confidential shall provide notice to the party who designated them as confidential, at least 5 business days before filing the documents at issue. The parties shall meet and confer within 3 days of such notification. If the parties agree that the documents demonstrate compelling circumstances for sealing, they may proceed by means of a stipulation setting forth the good cause reasons for sealing, to be considered by the Court, and for the stipulation to be so-ordered. If the parties do not agree, the party seeking to have the document sealed or redacted may proceed by order to show cause giving proper reasons and demonstrating good cause for sealing or redacting pursuant to 22 NYCRR 216.1.
Source page 8Communications with chambers
A sealing motion must be accompanied by an unredacted version of the relevant documents, which shall be sent to the Court, via e-mail, for comparison with the redacted form of the documents contained in the motion. While the parties are free to exchange documents sought to be sealed, no unsealed version of the documents shall be filed unless found to be not subject to sealing in an Order on the sealing motion. At any time, the Court may require a motion concerning any request for sealing.
Source page 8Adjournments
All adjournments (motions, conferences, hearings, trials) require prior Court approval, on notice to all parties.
Source page 8Adjournments
Motions. Requests for adjournments of motions must be on consent of the other parties, and Chambers staff will accept the representation of counsel that he/she has the consent of the other parties. Self-represented parties seeking an adjournment may have a participating attorney make the request, or submit a stipulation signed by all parties. The Court requires the filing or e-mailing of a letter or stipulation confirming the adjourned date, served upon all parties, on or before the return date of the motion. In the interest of justice, and/or effort to optimize the Court’s calendar, the Court may sua sponte adjourn a motion.
Source page 8Adjournments
Conferences. In the interest of justice, and/or effort to optimize the Court’s calendar, the Court may sua sponte adjourn a conference. Additionally, an adjournment of a scheduled conference may be obtained upon a written request to the Part and the requesting party shall e-mail the request to the Court (judgegianelliremote@nycourts.gov), copied to all parties, and shall include a statement as to whether the adjournment request is on consent. Self-represented parties may have a participating attorney make the request on their behalf. Absent extraordinary circumstances, requests to adjourn should be made no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled conference date and should articulate a reason for the adjournment request.
Source page 9Motion practice
A pending motion, a request for mediation or arbitration, or filing of a notice of appeal shall not automatically stay discovery or other proceedings in the action. Service of a notice of motion or an order to show cause under CPLR 3211, 3212, or 3213 shall not stay disclosure pending the determination of that motion, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
Source page 9Conferences and appearances
The requirements set forth below shall have been satisfied by the time of the pre-trial conference, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Source page 9Trial exhibits and witnesses
Pleadings. Prior to the start of trial, the party who filed the Note of Issue must ensure that copies of each pleading have been submitted to the Court, and that the pleadings are plainly marked to indicate which statements are admitted and which are controverted by the responsive pleading.
Source page 9Conferences and appearances
Exhibits. Again, the parties shall submit to the Court for its use at trial, an indexed binder of trial exhibits, along with a copy for each attorney and a binder of the originals for witnesses, preferably at the pre-trial conference, but no later than at least 14 days prior to the start of trial, unless otherwise instructed.
Source page 10Communications with chambers
On or before the first day of trial, or by a date otherwise selected by the Court, counsel shall provide the Court with a flash drive containing copies of their exhibits corresponding to the indexed binder of trial exhibits. Flash drives are to be marked with the short caption and index number of the case.
Source page 10Shared 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
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New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
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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
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View Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
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