Melissa C. Jackson at a glance
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- Acting Justice
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Melissa C. Jackson
Acting Justice · New York County Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, NY, 2013-present
- Acting Justice, New York County, New York State Supreme Court (since 2013)
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2017-2027
- Administrative Law Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2014-2017
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2007-2017
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York (2003–2017; reappointed 2007–2017)
- held the role of Acting Supreme Court Justice for New York County from 2013 onward
- Supervising Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2008-2013
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2003-2007
- Deputy District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney, NY, 1981-2003
- Born in New York City in 1952, she is the daughter of William Eldred Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Attorney General, Nuremberg prosecutor) and Nancy Dabney Roosevelt (daughter of Archibald Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt)
- American jurist serving as a judge in the New York Supreme Court, New York County and the Criminal Court of the City of New York
- Melissa Jackson ’70 | Stories Details Page About Academics Admissions Alumnae Arts Athletics Giving In this Section In This Section Melissa Jackson ’70 Throughout her celebrated law career, Melissa C. Jackson ’70 has served as an attorney and a judge, including her current role as a New York Supreme Court Justice
Education
- Fordham University — J.D. (1981)
- University of Pennsylvania — B.A. (1974)
Additional information
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
New York 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
New York County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices
New York County Supreme Court
Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York 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
New York 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, New York County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, New York 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 ↗