Judge Michael A. Gary: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Michael A. Gary is an Acting Justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term in the Second Judicial District of New York. He was appointed to the Supreme Court bench in 1994 by the Hon. E. Leo Milonas, former Chief Administrative Judge of the State of New York.

Justice Gary’s judicial career began in 1987 when he was first appointed to the Criminal Court of the City of New York by former Mayor Ed Koch. Since then, he has received reappointments to the seat from former Mayor David Dinkins in 1991, former Mayor Rudy Guiliani in 2001, and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2011.

Justice Gary received his A.B. from the College of the Holy Cross in 1971. He went on to earn his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1974.

After graduating from law school, Gary joined the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. During his twelve-year tenure there, he served as a supervisor and bureau chief.

His memberships have included the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Brooklyn Bar Association.

In 2016, Justice Gary was admonished by the Commission on Judicial Conduct for the State of New York.