David O. Fuller Jr.

Was listed as of counsel at the law firm Shim & Associates, which he joined in 2017, while remaining a partner at Bosworth, Gray & Fuller.

October 2, 2026

Source: shimassociates.com

Vacated his own earlier order barring defendants' statements after finding prosecutors had in fact served the required notice. The statements were allowed.

January 6, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

In a drunk-driving case, dismissed the charge for refusing a roadside breath test, following appeals court rulings that it is not a crime. He ordered hearings on the other evidence.

May 7, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Ruled a renter owed a real estate broker an $837.50 half commission under a spoken agreement, since state law does not require it in writing.

November 16, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Had a traffic-violation conviction from his bench trial upheld by the state appeals court (Appellate Term).

January 30, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Was listed as the New York State Magistrates Association's 2007 Magistrate of the Year, an honor he shared with Judge Vernon Barber.

June 26, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nysma.net

Had a drug possession conviction from his court upheld by the state appeals court (Appellate Term). He had allowed the defendant to represent himself at the jury trial.

November 8, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Ruled a foreclosure sale wiped out a condo's unpaid assessment, so the new owner owed nothing. He dismissed the owner's parking-space claim as outside small claims court's power.

October 25, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Refused to dismiss a harassment charge against a man who banged on a driver's car window while shouting insults. He ruled the conduct went beyond protected speech.

August 17, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Refused to dismiss a gun possession charge against a driver with a pistol in his trunk. He ruled federal safe-travel law did not cover a stop in Scarsdale for business.

March 20, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: courtlistener.com

Ordered a co-op to refund a seller's $2,760 transfer fee (flip tax) because the fee took effect after he signed his sale contract.

May 23, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence

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Let prosecutors delay sealing the record of a man he had acquitted of attempted assault, so felony charges for violating an order of protection could go forward.

August 24, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

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Refused to dismiss a charge against a mother accused of falsely reporting child abuse. He ruled prosecutors could use a subpoena to get the sealed state child abuse records.

January 15, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: courtlistener.com

Ordered a man accused of violating an order of protection held for an inpatient psychiatric exam, even though he faced only misdemeanor charges.

October 11, 2001Favorable on Legal Competence

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Denied a motion to dismiss a village charge against a lawyer who turned a Main Street fish market into a law office without a new certificate of occupancy.

January 30, 2001Favorable on Legal Competence

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Paused the village's zoning case against Bell Atlantic over a Marbledale Road site until the Zoning Board of Appeals ruled on the company's appeal.

January 4, 2000Favorable on Legal Competence

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Awarded condo buyers $2,000 after their mortgage fell through because the condominium had no flood insurance.

January 5, 1990Favorable on Legal Competence

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Ruled that Tuckahoe homeowners charged with housing more than two families in their home had a right to a jury trial. He declined to follow another court's contrary ruling.

September 30, 1988Favorable on Legal Competence

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As Tuckahoe village justice, granted summary judgment to Siwanoy Country Club against the host of a wedding reception who had not paid. He capped the award at the court's $5,000 limit.

June 4, 1987Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: courtlistener.com