--- title: "Denis John Boyle | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/denis-john-boyle-14590" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Denis John Boyle New York Supreme Court, Bronx County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Bronx County - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2002-present - Acting Justice, Bronx County Supreme Court — Appointed in 2002 by former Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman; served until December 31, 2023 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2012-2021 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York — Appointed in 1991 by Mayor David Dinkins; reappointed in 2002 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and again in 2012 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2002-2011 - In 2002, he was reappointed to this position and became an Acting Supreme Court Justice - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1991-2001 - Law Clerk, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1978-1991 - Began his career in 1978 as a law clerk to NYC Criminal Court Judge Thomas Galligan - Denis J. Boyle is a retired acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court in New York’s 12th Judicial District, serving in the Criminal Term - held the role of a judge in the NYC Criminal Court for over two decades ### Education - Fordham University — J.D. (1978) - Fordham University — B.A. (1975) ### Additional information - Date of birth: 1953-05-15 - Birth place: Bronx, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: 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 obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14590/denis-john-boyle/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14590/denis-john-boyle/) - [New York Supreme Court, Bronx County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14590/denis-john-boyle/) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14590/denis-john-boyle/) - [Denis John Boyle - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Denis_John_Boyle) - [Denis John Boyle (Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14590/denis-john-boyle) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/denis-john-boyle-14590", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/denis-john-boyle-14590", "name": "Denis John Boyle | KnowJudges", "description": "Denis John Boyle, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-34fe480ab82f22fa3c31d257) — 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](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.