Maureen McHugh Heitner at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Supreme Court Justice, Part 33
- Court
- Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2023–present
Maureen McHugh Heitner
Acting Supreme Court Justice, Part 33 · Nassau County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Robert L. Nahman, 2010 to 2016
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Rudolph E. Greco, Jr., 2008 to 2010
- NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney to Judge Margaret Parisi McGowan, 2017 to 2022
Judicial service
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2022 to 2031
- Judge, New York State Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul, 2022 to 2031
Education
- Brooklyn Law School · J.D., 1991
- SUNY Albany · B.A., 1988
Courtroom rules and guidance
Virtual Conference Technology
Justice Heitner requires participants in virtual conferences to have working cameras and microphones and to know the Microsoft Teams chat function.
All parties and counsel participating in virtual conferences must have working cameras and microphones and be familiar with the 'chat' feature of Microsoft TEAMS.Justice Maureen McHugh Heitner Part 33 Rules ↗
Recording And Photography
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 ↗
Evidence Presentation Control
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 ↗
Sources
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/COURTS/10JD/nassau/partrules/HeitnerPartRules.pdfNassau County Supreme Court current roster, Part 33
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/10th-jd-nassau/nassau-county-supreme-court/nassau-supreme-court-judgesJustice Maureen McHugh Heitner Part 33 Rules
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/COURTS/10JD/nassau/partrules/HeitnerPartRules.pdfPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=trueGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml