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Michelle Weston
Judicial Officer · Supreme Court, Kings County , Appellate Term
Biography
Professional career
- Associate Justice, Appellate Term, 2nd, 11th and 13th Judicial Districts, Appointed by Chief Administrator Matthew Crosson, 1993 to Present
- Associate Justice, Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, NY, 1993-present
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1989-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2019-2032
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, 2005-2018
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 1990-2004
- In April 1993, she joined the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts — a role she has held continuously, making her the longest‐serving judge on that court
- Administrative Law Judge, New York State Department of Social Services, NY, 1981-1982
- Long‐serving African‐American judge on the Appellate Term of the New York Supreme Court, covering the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, and is also a Justice of the Kings County Supreme Court
- She is also an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, teaching a Judicial Seminar, and has lectured on topics such as women in the law, judicial ethics, and trial techniques
Education
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick — J.D. (1976)
Additional information
- Joined the Criminal Court of the City of New York in 1989 by Mayor Ed Koch, and in November 1990 she was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court, becoming the first African‐American woman elected in the Second Judicial District
- Practitioner, Private Practice, 1982-1989
- Practitioner, Legal Aid Society-Criminal Defense Division, 1976-1981
- Began her legal career in 1976 as a trial attorney in the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, New York.
- Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Kings County, Appellate Term
- She also presides over medical malpractice trials in Kings County Supreme Court
- Birth place: NY
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
Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Supreme Court, Kings County , Appellate Term
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Supreme Court, Kings County , Appellate Term
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
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
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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
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View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗