--- title: "Michele M. Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michele-m-johnson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Michele M. Johnson Nassau County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nassau County District Court - State: New York - Role: District 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, 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 ## 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=Dfd1iEnPFTM5KosJxOOXnw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Dfd1iEnPFTM5KosJxOOXnw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Dfd1iEnPFTM5KosJxOOXnw%3D%3D) - [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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Michele M. Johnson](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Dfd1iEnPFTM5KosJxOOXnw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michele-m-johnson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michele-m-johnson", "name": "Michele M. Johnson | KnowJudges", "description": "Michele M. Johnson, Nassau County District 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/michele-m-johnson#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michele-m-johnson#judge", "name": "Michele M. 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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.