--- title: "Vincent Del Giudice | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-del-giudice-14680" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Vincent Del Giudice New York Supreme Court, Kings County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Kings County - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2002-present - Justice, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2014-2022 - Justice, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2005-2013 - Justice, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2002-2004 - Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1980-1993 - Acting Justice, Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term ### Education - New York Law School — J.D. (1980) ### Additional information - Excessive Sentences: Appellate courts overturned 19 of his felony sentences between 2007–2023 for being excessively harsh—the highest number among active NYC judges - B.A., New York University, 1976 ● See: Vincent Del Giudice bio page on DETAILS OF JUDICIAL SERVICE ● Was appointed to the Court of Claims by Governor Pataki in 2002, then reappointed by Governor Pataki in 2005 and by Governor Cuomo in 2015 - Practitioner, Law Office of Vincent M. Del Giudice, NY, 1993-2002 - These reversals removed a total of 503 years, six times more than any other judge - Thomas was exonerated 18 years later by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, which found numerous problems in the case, including, and most centrally, the identification that Del Giudice accepted ## 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 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14680/vincent-del-giudice/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14680/vincent-del-giudice/) - [New York Supreme Court, Kings County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14680/vincent-del-giudice/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14680/vincent-del-giudice/) - [JUSTICE VINCENT DEL GIUDICE'S RECORD](https://thecourtnydeserves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Del-Giudice-Factsheet.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-del-giudice-14680", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-del-giudice-14680", "name": "Vincent Del Giudice | KnowJudges", "description": "Vincent Del Giudice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County. 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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.