--- title: "Laura R. Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laura-r-johnson-ny-trial-9ffb7061" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Laura R. Johnson Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term - State: New York - Role: Judicial Officer - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, NY, 2019-present - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2018 to Present - Acting Justice, Kings County Supreme Court (2nd Judicial District) — since 2018 - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2016-2025 - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2015-2015 - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2014-2014 - Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2013-2013 - Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, State of New York, NY, 2006-2012 - Law Clerk, New York Court of Appeals, NY, 1988-1990 - District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, Criminal Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, 1985-1988 - Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York (New York County) and an acting justice in the Kings County Supreme Court, with a long career in New York’s criminal justice system ### Education - Columbia University in the City of New York — J.D. - Barnard College — B.A. ### Additional information - Judge, The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Appeals Bureau, NY, 2003-2006 - Practitioner, The Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division, Special Litigation Unit, NY, 1990-2003 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term - Johnson’s career spans both prosecution and defense roles, as well as high-level appellate work and state-level legal advocacy - Her judicial appointments reflect the trust of multiple New York City mayors, including Bloomberg and de Blasio ## 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=mBihneGo37R6krG50pVGpg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=mBihneGo37R6krG50pVGpg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=mBihneGo37R6krG50pVGpg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14819/laura-r-johnson/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=mBihneGo37R6krG50pVGpg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14819/laura-r-johnson/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laura-r-johnson-ny-trial-9ffb7061", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laura-r-johnson-ny-trial-9ffb7061", "name": "Laura R. 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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.