New York City Criminal Court, Queens County

The New York City Criminal Court, Queens County is a limited-jurisdiction trial court in New York, hearing criminal matters within its jurisdiction. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from New York's official judicial directory.

Current judges

• GAGermaine Auguste–
• ABAnthony M. Battisti–
• MBMary L. Bejarano–
• NCNancy F. Carrington–
• TCToni M. Cimino–
• BDBruna L. DiBiase–
• DFDiego A. Freire–
• MGMichael J. Gaffey–
• DHDanielle L. Hartman–
• MHMichael J. Hartofilis–
• JIJerry M. Iannece–
• MLMarty J. Lentz–
• WLWanda L. Licitra–
• GMGia L. Morris–
• ENEdwin I. Novillo–
• SPSrividya Pappachan–
• KPKim Petersen–
• JPJennifer S. Preux–
• QSQuynda L. Santacroce–
• LSLana Schlesinger–
• TSToko Serita–
• JWJoanne B. Watters–
• MYMichael J. Yavinsky–
• JZJohn F. Zoll–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

Other courts in Queens County, New York

Queens County is also served by these courts.

How a judge reaches this court. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: New York State Office of Court Administration, Judicial Directory (2026 FOIL release, via Scrutinize); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).