The Hon. Keshia J. Espinal is a judge for the Bronx County Criminal Court in the Twelfth Judicial District of New York. She was appointed to the Criminal Court bench by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2017. During her tenure on the Criminal Court, Judge Espinal has also presided on the Kings County Domestic Violence Court.
She received her bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College. She went on to earn her J.D. from Western New England University School of Law in 2000.
Prior to joining the Courts, Espinal served for sixteen years with the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. During her tenure there, she worked in various bureaus including her last assignment as a supervising assistant district attorney with the Domestic Violence Bureau.