--- title: "Tammy S. Robbins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-s-robbins" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Tammy S. Robbins Nassau County County Court · County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nassau County County Court - State: New York - Role: County 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 - County Court Judge (Nassau County) since 2005, most recently elected for a term from 2018 to 2027 - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2019 to Present - Acting Supreme Court Justice (Nassau County, 10th Judicial District) since 2019 - Judge, Family Court, Nassau County, NY, 2018-present - Judge, New York County Court, Nassau County, NY, 2017-2027 - Judge, County Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2017 to 2027 - Judge, Family Court, Nassau County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2018 to 2019 - held the role of acting judge on the Nassau County Family Court (2018–2019) - Law Secretary, New York State Unified Court System-Nassau County Family Court, NY, 2015-2017 - Before her judicial appointments, Robbins was a principal court attorney in the Nassau County Family Court (2015) and held various court attorney roles for judges Jeffrey S. Brown and David J. Ayres - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, NY, 2005-2015 - Judge, County Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2005 to 2015 - Acting Supreme Court Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, 2005 to 2015 - Law Secretary, New York State Unified Court System, NY, 2004-2005 - Law Secretary, New York State Unified Court System, NY, 2000-2004 - Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County District Attorney, NY, 1989-1999 - Began her legal career as an assistant district attorney in Nassau County, prosecuting narcotics cases and supervising the Street Gang Investigation Unit - Acting Supreme Court Justice and County Court Judge in Nassau County, New York, with over two decades of judicial service ### Education - Hofstra University School of Law — J.D. (1989) - B.A. — State University of New York at Albany — 1982 ### Additional information - BA — SUNY at Albany — 1982 ## 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 ### 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=5P4VNAIjqPjJ7H358My31A%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=5P4VNAIjqPjJ7H358My31A%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=5P4VNAIjqPjJ7H358My31A%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15043/tammy-schwitz-robbins/) - [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 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/15043/tammy-schwitz-robbins/) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Tammy S. Robbins](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=5P4VNAIjqPjJ7H358My31A%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-s-robbins", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-s-robbins", "name": "Tammy S. Robbins | KnowJudges", "description": "Tammy S. Robbins, Nassau County County Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-03", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-s-robbins#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-s-robbins#judge", "name": "Tammy S. 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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.