Evelyn J. Laporte at a glance
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- Justice
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- New York Supreme Court, Kings County
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Evelyn J. Laporte
Justice · New York Supreme Court, Kings County
Biography
Professional career
- Current role (until 2023): Justice, Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Second Judicial District
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2015-present
- Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Second Judicial District (Brooklyn) from 2015 until her retirement in 2023
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2014-2015
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2005-2014
- Previous judicial roles: Judge, Kings County Criminal Court (2005–2014) Judge, New York County Civil Court (2005–2014) Acting Justice, Kings County Supreme Court (2014)
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2005-2011
- Induction ceremony for Judge Evelyn J. Laporte - New York Amsterdam News Laporte has worked as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn for the past 12 years
- Selected by the U.S. Department of Justice to train prosecutors and law enforcement in Chile and Honduras on domestic violence and child abuse issues
- Criminal Justice — CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Education
- Antioch University-New England — J.D. (1986)
- Antioch School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- After leaving the bench in 2023, Laporte became a confidence coach and mentor through her program RockStar Legal (now rebranding as Own Your Confident Edge)
- focusing on empowering attorneys and professional women.
- Evelyn J. Laporte’s career spans over 33 years in law, from public prosecution to high-profile judicial service, and now to mentorship and advocacy.
- Before joining the judiciary, Laporte served 12 years as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County, prosecuting domestic violence and sexual abuse cases, and also worked in Family Court, Landlord–Tenant Court, and other legal areas.
- At a standing-room-only assembly of judges, elected officials, attorneys, court officers, ministers, family and friends at Borough Hall Community Room and Rotunda in Brooklyn, Judge Evelyn J. Laporte was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of the state of New York.
- She was a past president of the National Hispanic Prosecutors Association and a guest speaker on domestic violence and the U.S. criminal justice system
- Birth place: Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
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
Kings County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Kings County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Kings County Supreme Court
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
Kings County Supreme Court
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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York Supreme Court, Kings County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Kings County current judicial profile ↗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 ↗