--- title: "Donald A. Miles | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-a-miles-14947" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Donald A. Miles New York Supreme Court, Bronx County · Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Bronx County - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2017-present - Retired justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court in New York’s 12th Judicial District, serving from 2008 until his mandatory retirement in 2020 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2008-2016 - Private practice lawyer, court attorney and a principal law clerk to Justice Tuitt prior to becoming a civil court judge in 2008. - Court Attorney, ?-present - Law Clerk, Justice Tuitt, ?-present ### Education - Antioch College — J.D. (1987) - Antioch University in — J.D. (1987) - Business Administration — Columbia University in the City of New York — 1979 - B.A. — State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1973, his M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1979 ### Additional information - , he worked as a psychiatric social worker for Lincoln Hospital. - Private Practice, ?-present - Certified Social Worker, Lincoln Hospital, ?-present - His background in social work, law, and public service informed his role on the Bronx County Supreme Court ## 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/14947/donald-a-miles/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14947/donald-a-miles/) - [New York Supreme Court, Bronx County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14947/donald-a-miles/) - [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/14947/donald-a-miles/) - [Donald A. Miles - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_A._Miles) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-a-miles-14947", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-a-miles-14947", "name": "Donald A. Miles | KnowJudges", "description": "Donald A. Miles, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-a-miles-14947#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-a-miles-14947#judge", "name": "Donald A. 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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.