Robert Thomas Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- Justice
- Court
- New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2016–present
Robert Thomas Johnson
Justice · New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
Available research
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
- City College of New York
- James Monroe High School
Personal record
Born 1948 · The Bronx, New York City, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
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 ↗
Evidence Presentation Control
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
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14821/robert-thomas-johnson/Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=trueGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml