The Hon. Michael D. Kitsis is a judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York in Queens County. He was appointed to the Criminal Court bench by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2016.
Judge Kitsis graduated with his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. He went on to earn a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1983.
After graduating from law school, Kitsis joined the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where he worked as an assistant district attorney for thirty-three years. As such, he served in various positions including chief of the Frauds Bureau and senior investigative counsel of its Major Economic Crimes Bureau. He remained with the D.A.’s office until his appointment to the Criminal Court bench.