Marsha D. Michael at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Marsha D. Michael
Judicial assignments
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First DepartmentJusticeSource checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Since October 12, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Justice Michael to a vacancy on the Appellate Division, First Department, serving alongside her prior role as an Associate Justice on the Appellate Term for the 1st and 12th Judicial Districts
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx, New York, NY, 2016-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2019-2032
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2016-2018
- 2015–2018: Elected Judge, New York City Civil Court (Bronx County)
- 2016: Designated to the Criminal Court of the City of New York by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks
- Law Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, NY, 2007-2015
- Associate Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and a former judge of the Bronx County Supreme Court and New York City Civil Court
- Born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to parents from Antigua and Barbuda, Justice Michael is a registered Democrat
Education
- Albany Law School — J.D. (2002)
Additional information
- BA — SUNY at Binghamton — 1997
- Before joining the bench, she was employed as an associate in a Bronx County civil litigation firm.
- In her earlier judicial roles, she presided over domestic violence misdemeanor cases, jury trials, and other criminal and civil matters
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
The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Practice Rules of the Appellate Division — 22 NYCRR Part 1250
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
Appellate Division matters only; not Appellate Terms or the Court of Appeals. Preserve the applicable department rules.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
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
The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
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.
The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx 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 ↗