--- title: "Juan D. Abreu | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/juan-d-abreu" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Juan D. Abreu Kings County Criminal Court · Criminal Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Kings County Criminal Court - State: New York - Role: Criminal Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Tamiko Amaker, 2026 to Present - New York City Criminal Court judge appointed in January 2025 by Mayor Eric Adams, serving a term through December 2034 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Tamiko Amaker, 2025 to 2026 - NYS Office of the Attorney General, Special Assistant Attorney General (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit), 2020 to 2024 - New York County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2007 to 2020 ### Education - M.B.A. — Florida State University — 2023 - Rutgers University-Newark School of Law — J.D. (2007) - M.A. — Rutgers University-Newark School of Criminal Justice — 2007 - The Pennsylvania State University — B.A. (2002) - Graduated from Rutgers‐Newark School of Criminal Justice (law and M.A.) and holds an M.B.A. from Florida State University ### Additional information - Appointed in January 2025 for a nine‐year term ending in December 2034. - Appointed by Mayor Eric L. Adams, 2024 to 2034 - His appointment was part of Mayor Adams’ March 2025 announcement of 11 new judicial appointments, including five to Criminal Court - Judge Abreu presides over criminal cases in the Criminal Court of Kings County. ## 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 ### electronic appearances Scope: statewide For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements. Evidence excerpt: For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically. [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/JudicialDirectory) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/JudicialDirectory) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/JudicialDirectory) - [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) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Juan D. Abreu](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=7rbDZcw5DTSesAQLk9JEDA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/juan-d-abreu", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/juan-d-abreu", "name": "Juan D. Abreu | KnowJudges", "description": "Juan D. Abreu, Kings County Criminal Court. 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/juan-d-abreu#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/juan-d-abreu#judge", "name": "Juan D. 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[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.