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Judge directoryLaura R. Johnson

Active Trial judge

Laura R. Johnson

Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term

New York · Kings County

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Judicial Officer
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Background

Biography and career

Gender
Female
Race
White
Political affiliation
Republican (via appointer); Democratic (via appointer); Democratic (via appointer)

Education

  • Columbia University in the City of New YorkJD
  • Barnard CollegeBA

Professional career

  • Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2018 to Present
  • Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term
  • District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, Criminal Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, 1985-1988
  • Practitioner, The Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division, Special Litigation Unit, NY, 1990-2003
  • Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, State of New York, NY, 2006-2012

Judicial service

  • Law Clerk, New York Court of Appeals, NY, 1988-1990
  • Judge, The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Appeals Bureau, NY, 2003-2006
  • Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2013-2013
  • Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2014-2014
  • Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2015-2015
  • Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 2016-2025
  • Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, NY, 2019-present

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project public biographical data. Demographic and political labels are incomplete, source-attributed, and are not used to infer judicial behavior. “Via appointer” describes CourtListener’s attribution method, not verified personal party membership.

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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Court Proceeding

Leave required

New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.

Page
Official rule page
Section
Part 29.1(a); party litigation recording requests and appellate/court-specific permissions are separately addressed
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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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

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Hearing Or Trial

Allowed with notice

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.

Page
Official evidence guide page
Section
Article 1, Court's Role table of contents; consult the current rule document and case-specific orders before relying on demonstratives
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from New York State Unified Court System. 2 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.