| Salvatore T. DeMatteo | |
| Office: | Justice of the New York Supreme Court |
| Termstart: | 1974 |
| Termend: | 1981 |
| State Assembly2: | New York |
| District2: | 16th Kings |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1938 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 1938 |
| Predecessor2: | Carmine J. Marasco |
| Successor2: | Carmine J. Marasco |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1911 |
| Party: | American Labor Liberal |
| Alma Mater: | St. John's University |
Salvatore T. DeMatteo (July 14, 1911 – August 8, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
He was born on July 14, 1911.[1] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, St.John's College and St. John's Law School, and while studying worked as a telegraph messenger, as a newspaper copyboy, and wrote articles for an Italian-language paper. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Brooklyn.[2]
DeMatteo was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1938, elected in November 1937 on the American Labor ticket in the 16th assembly district of Brooklyn. He was defeated for re-election in 1938, 1940 and 1941.
In February 1960, he was elected as Executive Secretary of the Liberal Party in Brooklyn.[3]
He was a justice of the Brooklyn Civil Court from 1969 to 1973, a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1974 to 1981, and then an Official Referee (i.e. a senior judge on an additional seat) of the Supreme Court.
He died on August 8, 2003; and was buried at the St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.[4]