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Hon. William C. Donnino

Supreme Court, Nassau County
262 Old Country Road
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 571-2797

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Judicial Offices

Supervising Judge, Criminal Courts, Nassau County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, 2001 to Present

Judge, Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor George E.Pataki 2001 to 2010; Re-appointed by Governor David Paterson, 2010 to 2019

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge, 1992 to 2001

Judge, Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1992 to 2001

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge, 1989 to 1992

Judge, Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo, 1989 to 1992 

Other Professional Experience

Kase & Druker, Attorney & Counsel, 1986 to 1989

NYS Senate Committee on Crime and Correction, Counsel, 1986 to 1988

Kings County District Attorney, Chief Assistant, 1982 to 1989

Nassau County District Attorney, Chief Appeals Bureau, 1975 to 1981

NYS Dept. of Correctional Services, Deputy Commissioner & Counsel, 1973 to 1975

Governor, Assistant Counsel to the Governor, 1971 to 1973

New York County, Assistant District Attorney, 1966 to 1971

 

Admission to
the Bar

NYS, Appellate Division, Second Department, 1966

United States Supreme Court, 1970

Court of Appeals 2d Circuit, 1968

United States District Court, Eastern & Southern Districts of New York, 1968 

Education

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1966

B.A., Queens College of the City Univ., 1963

 

Publications

McKinney's Penal Law Practice Commentaries, West, Annual updates

NY Court of Appeals on Criminal Law, West, Annual updates

McKinney's Sentence Charts, West, Annual updates

Gilbert Criminal Law Sentence Charts, Lexis, Annual updates

"Exigent Circumstances for a Warrantless Home Arrest", 45 Albany Law Review 90, 1980

"Agency Defense in Drug Cases", NYLJ, 1978

 

Professional &
Civic Activities

Member, OCA Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions, 1992 to present

Member, OCA Jury Project, 2003 to present

Member, American Law Institute, 1979 to present

Member, Bar Associations (NY, NYC, Nassau)

Co-Chair, OCA Committee on Automation & Technology, 1994 to 1995

Member, OCA Committee on Criminal Law, 1977 to 1992

Chair, OCA Advisory Committee on Evaluation of Cameras in Court, 1990 to 1991

Counsel, New York State Committee on Crime and Correction, 1988 to 1989

Member, NYS Advisory Commission on Criminal Sanctions, 1982 to 1983

Member, Association Bar Committee on Criminal Law, 1979 to 1982

Member, Advisory Committee to the Law Revision Commission on the Defense of Insanity, 1979 to 1980

Legislative Secretary, NYS DA Association, 1978 to 1979 

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