Judge Edwin I. Novillo: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Edwin I. Novillo is a judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York in Queens County. Novillo was initially appointed to the Civil Court of the City of New York in Kings County as an interim judge by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2018. The following year, Mayor de Blasio re-appointed him to the bench, this time to the Criminal Court of the City of New York. Then, in 2021, Mayor de Blasio appointed Novillo to the Criminal Court in Queens County.

He earned a B.S. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2000. Then, in 2003, he completed a J.D. at Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.

After graduating from law school, Novillo joined the Criminal Defense Division of The Legal Aid Society. He started as a staff attorney in Brooklyn, quickly rising through the ranks to become a senior staff attorney in its Queens office in 2005.

His memberships have included the Queens County Bar Association, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association, the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Association of Judges of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, and the Latino Judges Association. He has also served on the Advisory Board of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County.