--- title: "Thomas M. DiMillo | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-dimillo" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Thomas M. DiMillo Niagara County City Court · City Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Niagara County City Court - State: New York - Role: City 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 - Acting Family Court Judge, City Court, Lockport, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti, 2014 to 2016 and Reappointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2017 to Present - Acting Family Court Judge for multiple counties in the 8th Judicial District, including Erie County, since 2014 - Long‐serving New York City Court judge with a background in public defense, private practice, and municipal law, now serving an elected term through 2027 - Judge, City Court, Lockport, Elected, 2018 to 2027 - Judge, City Court, Lockport, Appointed by Mayor Michael Tucker, 2011 to 2017 - Judge, City Court, Lockport, Appointed by Mayor Michael Tucker, 2005 to 2011 - City of Lockport, Department of Law, First Deputy Corporation Counsel, 2004 to 2005 - Niagara County Public Defender's Office, Assistant Public Defender, 1999 to 2005 - Judge of the Lockport City Court in Niagara County, New York, serving in the 8th Judicial District ### Education - University of Akron Law School — J.D. (1998) ### Additional information - His career includes significant community service, but he has also been the subject of a formal judicial conduct censure in 2019 - 2016–2017 The Commission accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the conduct warranted censure - Private Practice, Attorney, 1999 to 2012 - B.A. — SUNY Geneseo — 1995 - Former Erie County Family Court judge - New York State Assembly, Constituent Aide - DiMillo has been active in Lockport through the Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Quality Students Committee, Lockport Republican Committee, Lockport Soccer Club, and as a youth soccer coach - He also served on the New York State Ad Hoc City Court Advisory Committee and the New York State Association of City Court Judges ## 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 ### 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 ### justice court civil procedure Scope: statewide New York Part 214 applies statewide to civil actions and proceedings in Town, Village, and City Justice Courts outside New York City; each court establishes and posts its regular sessions, subject to modification by the Chief Administrator. Evidence excerpt: This Part shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings in the Town, Village and City Justice Courts of the State of New York, outside the City of New York. [Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-214-uniform-civil-rules-justice-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=r0YykjezaJJTD6fRi/0dvQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=r0YykjezaJJTD6fRi/0dvQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=r0YykjezaJJTD6fRi/0dvQ%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) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-214-uniform-civil-rules-justice-courts) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Thomas DiMillo](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=r0YykjezaJJTD6fRi/0dvQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-dimillo", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-dimillo", "name": "Thomas M. DiMillo | KnowJudges", "description": "Thomas M. DiMillo, Niagara County City 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/thomas-m-dimillo#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-dimillo#judge", "name": "Thomas M. 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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.