New York Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District

The New York Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District is a general-jurisdiction trial court in New York, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. This page lists the court's sitting justices, from New York's official judicial directory.

Current justices

• SASharon A. Aarons–
• PAPaul L. Alpert–
• BBBenjamin R. Barbato–
• MBMary A. Brigantti–
• RBRaymond L. Bruce–
• JCJoseph E. Capella–
• MCMargaret L. Clancy–
• ACAndrew J. Cohen–
• MDMitchell J. Danziger–
• LDLaura G. Douglas–
• MFMichael A. Frishman–
• FGFidel E. Gomez–
• LGLizbeth Gonzalez–
• PGPatsy D. Gouldborne–
• WGWilma Guzman–
• JHJohn HowardAlgarin–
• SKShawn T. Kelly–
• EMEddie J. McShan–
• CMConnie Morales–
• BPBianka Perez–
• MRMatthew P. Raso–
• NSNaita A. Semaj–
• MSMyrna M. Socorro–
• MSMarissa Soto–
• ETElizabeth A. Taylor–
• ATAlison Y. Tuitt–
• GVGeorge R. Villegas–
• KWKim A. Wilson–

Former justices

No former justices on record.

How a justice 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 justice 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).