Michele M. Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- District Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2030
Michele M. Johnson
District Court Judge · Nassau County District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2024 to Present
- Capetola & Divins, P.C., Associate 2020 to 2024
- She has also been interim administrative judge of the Queens Criminal Court on multiple occasions, including in 2021 and 2022, following the retirement of previous administrative judges
- The Law Office of Anthony A. Capetola, Associate, 2008 to 2020
- Office of the Nassau County Attorney, Deputy County Attorney, 2000 to 2001
- Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term — Judge Michelle A. Johnson is assigned to the 11th Judicial District and serves as Michelle A. Johnson-Bell, Administrative Judge for the Queens Criminal Court
- Judge Michele M. Johnson is a New York State court judge serving on the Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, and has also held administrative leadership roles in the court system
- overseeing operational and procedural matters in the Queens Criminal Court during her interim administrative judge roles
Education
- New York Law School — J.D. (2000)
- Syracuse University — B.A. (1996)
Additional information
- 2013 — Transferred to Queens Criminal Court, where she has served since
- Her judicial tenure in Queens Criminal Court began in 2013, after earlier service in Manhattan’s Civil Court and a criminal term appointment
- 2012 — Reappointed; 2013 — Given a criminal term appointment.
- Judicial Appointments: 2011 — Appointed by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the Manhattan Civil Court bench.
- Johnson has been recognized for her leadership in court administration
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
Nassau County District Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 212 — Uniform Civil Rules District Courts
Nassau County District Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Nassau County District 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
Nassau County District 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 July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗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 ↗