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Daniel M. Lewis
Judge · Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, 2025 to Present
- Daniel Lewis is a judge with a long and varied career in New York’s criminal justice system, most recently appointed to the New York City Criminal Court in April 2024
- In April 2024, Mayor Eric Adams appointed Judge Daniel Lewis to the New York City Criminal Court, bringing him to the bench after a career spanning private legal practice, prosecutorial work, and leadership roles in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance’s Criminal Investigations Division
- Criminal Court Judge — Queens County, NY (1992–2024)
- Associate General Counsel & Civil Rights Compliance Officer — New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (1975–1977)
- appointment, Judge Lewis held the role of a Justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, in the 11th Judicial District of New York
Education
Additional information
- His appointment to the Criminal Court in 2024 was part of Mayor Adams’ initiative to strengthen the city’s judicial bench with experienced, diverse legal professionals
- He was first elected in 1996 and re‐elected in 2009
- His judicial career began in 1992 when he joined the Criminal Court of the City of New York (Queens County) by then‐Mayor David Dinkins
- Current court assignment: Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
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 ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗