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Judge Timothy S. Driscoll

New York State Supreme Court

Timothy S. Driscoll is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Judge Driscoll serves in the Nassau County Commercial Division, as well as the Appellate Term for the 9th and 10th Judicial Districts. He is also the co-chair of the Chief Administrative Judge’s working group on electronic discovery. He is a member of the Chief Judge’s Advisory Council on Commercial Litigation in New York State, and serves as co-chair of the Subcommittee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. He also serves on the Second Department Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, and the Pattern Jury Instructions drafting committee.

In addition to his judicial responsibilities, Judge Driscoll has been an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School since 1998, and a teaching team member at the Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop since 2003. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Nassau Community College, where he was among the first group of the College’s faculty to receive the New York State Education Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.

Prior to taking the bench in January 2008, Judge Driscoll served as Deputy Nassau County Executive for Law Enforcement and Public Safety from July 2004 to December 2007. In that position, Judge Driscoll oversaw all of the public safety and law enforcement agencies in the County, including the Police, Fire Marshal, Probation, Sheriff, Office of Consumer Affairs, Traffic and Parking Violations Agency, Medical Examiner, and Office of Emergency Management. Judge Driscoll was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York from November 2000 to July 2004, and an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County from September 1996 through November 2000.

Prior to beginning his service as a prosecutor, Judge Driscoll was associated with Williams & Connolly in Washington D.C. from November 1992 through July 1996. Before joining the law firm, Judge Driscoll served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Judge Driscoll is a graduate of Harvard Law School (cum laude 1991), Hofstra University (summa cum laude 1988) and Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005.   He is a Past President of the Irish Americans in Government of Nassau County, a Past President of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Nassau County, and a Past President of the Locust Valley Bayville Soccer Club.

My Sessions

Digital Justice: Two Generations of Judges Explore AI’s Impact on the Legal System

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Join us for an illuminating discussion on artificial intelligence’s growing role in the legal system, featuring judicial perspectives that span generations and jurisdictions. Judges Parker and Driscoll will share their unique insights on how AI technologies are reshaping courtroom practices, case management, and judicial decision-making. This dynamic conversation will explore both the opportunities and challenges […]

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Judicial Perspectives on Generative AI: Ethical Use, Disclosure, and Expectations in the Courtroom

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In this panel discussion, three esteemed judges will share their insights on the evolving role of generative AI within the judicial system. The judges will discuss the ethical boundaries and legitimate uses of AI from a judicial perspective, and the potential benefits AI can offer in chambers. They will also examine what requirements judges should […]

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