--- title: "John W. Carter | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-w-carter-14620" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # John W. Carter 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, 2018-present - 2018–Present: Acting Justice, Bronx County Supreme Court (per CourtListener listing) - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx, New York, NY, 2013-2022 - 2013–2022: Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York (Bronx County), appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2002-2017 - 2002–2017: Acting Justice, Bronx County Supreme Court, appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New York, NY, 2002-2012 - In 2002, he was reappointed to the Criminal Court and appointed Acting Supreme Court Justice - Retired acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court in New York’s 12th Judicial District, appointed by former Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman in 2002 - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New York, NY, 2000-2002 - 2000–2002: Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York (Kings County), appointed by Mayor Rudy Giuliani - In 1987, he became an Assistant District Attorney and served in New York County until his judicial appointment in 2000 - Began his career in 1982 as an associate of the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges - Robert L. Carter, a federal judge and former NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney involved in landmark desegregation cases ### Education - Columbia University in the City of New York — J.D. (1982) - Columbia Law School in — J.D. (1982) - CUNY City College — B.A. (1979) ### Additional information - The son of the late Hon. - profiles Carter as an attorney in Bronx, NY, with AV Preeminent® peer ratings, reflecting high professional excellence ## 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/14620/john-w-carter/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14620/john-w-carter/) - [New York Supreme Court, Bronx County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14620/john-w-carter/) - [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/14620/john-w-carter/) - [John W. Carter - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/John_W._Carter) - [John W. Carter (Bronx Criminal Court, Kings Criminal Court, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14620/john-w-carter) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-w-carter-14620", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-w-carter-14620", "name": "John W. Carter | KnowJudges", "description": "John W. Carter, 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/john-w-carter-14620#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-w-carter-14620#judge", "name": "John W. 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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.