--- title: "Vincent J. Martorana | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-j-martorana-14908" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Vincent J. Martorana Suffolk County Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Suffolk County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, NY, 2018-present - Grievance Mediator, Appellate Division 2nd Department, 2000-present - Certified justice of the Suffolk County Supreme Court in New York’s 10th Judicial District, appointed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2018 - Judge, New York District Court, 1st & 5th Districts, NY, 2012-2018 - Partner, Martorana & Montiglio, NY, 1982-1984 - Frank S. Gannon (1978–1979) Associate at Bert W. Subin, Esq. (1979–1982) Partner at Martorana & Montiglio (1982–1984) Solo practitioner from 1984 onward - Law Secretary to the Hon. Frank Gannon, Richmond, N.Y., Civil Court of the City of New York, 1978-1979 - Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, NY, 1974-1978 ### Education - Saint Johns University — J.D. (1976) - CUNY Queens College — B.A. (1971) ### Additional information - Also recognized for his mediation work, having settled over 60 cases in 2024 alone - Proprietor, Office of Vincent J. Martotana, Esq., 1984-2011 - Practitioner, State of New York Department of Public Service, Board of Electric Citing & the Environment, NY, 2001-2003 - Member of the Bipartisan Legislative Reappointment Committee, Suffolk County Legislature, NY, 2001-2003 - Practitioner, Office of Bert W. Subin, Esq., 1979-1982 ## 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 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14908/vincent-j-martorana/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14908/vincent-j-martorana/) - [New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14908/vincent-j-martorana/) - [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/14908/vincent-j-martorana/) - [Vincent J. Martorana (Civil Court of the City of New York, New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14908/vincent-j-martorana) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-j-martorana-14908", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-j-martorana-14908", "name": "Vincent J. Martorana | KnowJudges", "description": "Vincent J. Martorana, Suffolk County Supreme Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-j-martorana-14908#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vincent-j-martorana-14908#judge", "name": "Vincent J. 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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.