Defendants found unfit to stand trial can spend upwards of six months waiting on Rikers Island for a bed in an upstate hospital to become available. Meanwhile, they have little to no contact with a judge, meaning any improvements they make may go unnoticed.
Read MorePlans to temporarily shut down a number of streets around the Queens Criminal Courthouse to facilitate the building of Queens’ borough-based jail have been delayed, the Eagle has learned.
Read MoreIt was a long grueling day of legal debate for a group of around a dozen Queens high school students last week, as they were given the unique chance to introduce and defend their own constitutional amendments before actively sitting judges in Queens Supreme Court.
Read MoreQueens Criminal Courthouse finds itself in a historic moment this Women’s History Month – for the first time, four of its leadership positions are held by women.
Read MoreThe Queens district attorney's office told a judge on Thursday that it plans to appeal her January decision to vacate the conviction of Allen Porter, a 54-year-old who served over three decades in prison for a double murder he says he didn’t commit.
Read MoreQueens finds itself in the middle of a historic period for its courts – for the first time in the borough’s history, over half of the borough’s courts are being led by Black women.
Read MoreAfter the pandemic significantly slowed the number of trials taking place in New York’s courts, the Unified Court System saw a major increase in the number of trials commenced in 2025, a trend that experts say could lead to even faster case processing in 2026.
Read MoreFlames basketball, a primarily Brooklyn-based youth basketball nonprofit, paid a visit to Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City.
Read MoreCourt officials announced on Wednesday that Queens Supreme Court Justice Michelle Johnson will serve as Queens Supreme, Criminal Term’s next top judge.
Read MoreQueens’ top criminal court judge was promoted by the governor on Wednesday to serve on the appellate bench.
Read MoreThe Queens man who yelled racial slurs and attacked Black Lives Matter protestors with a bladed glove was sentenced in Queens court this week to nearly 15 years in prison.
Read MoreThree Queens men had their convictions overturned this week. Altogether, they served well over half a century in prison for crimes they did not commit.
Read MoreFor the second time in two years, Judge Michelle Johnson is leading Queens Criminal Court as court administrators look for a new permanent administrative judge.
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