Robert Thomas Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- Justice
- Current assignment
- New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
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Robert Thomas Johnson
Justice · New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- He was previously a New York City Criminal Court judge, an acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court, and a long-time Bronx County district attorney in New York City.
- District Attorney, Bronx County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1989-2015
- Assistant District Attorney, Bronx District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1978-1986
- Practitioner, Legal Aid Society of the City of New York-Criminal Defese Division, NY, ?-present
Judicial service
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 1986-1988
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, NY, 2016-present
- Administrative Law Judge, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2019-2021
Education
- New York University · JD, 1975
- CUNY City College · Philosophy, 1972
- New York University School of Law
- City College of New York
- James Monroe High School
Personal record
Born 1948 · The Bronx, New York City, 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 ↗
Sources
New York Supreme Court, Bronx County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Bronx County current judicial profile ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · 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 · checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗