Meet the Judges

Name

Judge Althea Drysdale

Title of Offense

Screams at defendants, attorneys, and even spectators; demands a regal level of deference in her courtroom

Manhattan State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge Matthew A. Bondy

Title of Offense

Manhattan
Civil Court
(again)

Name

Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant

Title of Offense

Openly hostile to defense attorneys who appear in front of her

Queens State State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge Rhonda Tomlinson

Title of Offense

Ran one of the most carceral parole systems in the country—then got promoted to Brooklyn State Supreme Court

Brooklyn State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge John Hecht

Title of Offense

Former defense attorney who often sides with the prosecution in his published decisions, has imposed bail based in part on a defendant’s “demeanor”

Brooklyn State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge Kenneth Holder

Title of Offense

Queens State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge Michael Aloise

Title of Offense

Massive number of reversed decisions,

Queens State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge Michele Rodney

Title of Offense

Often late, disdainful of defendants during proceedings, harsh sentencer

Manhattan State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term

Name

Judge Dale Fong-Frederick

Title of Offense

Disrespectful to those appearing in his courtroom

Brooklyn State
Supreme Court,
Criminal Term