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Supreme Court Justice - District 12

Alvin M. Yearwood

Democratic

Administrative Judge of the Bronx County Supreme Court's Criminal Term.

On the Democratic ballot line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election; how and when the party nominated him was not found.

Professional record

Administrative Judge, Bronx County Supreme Court, Criminal Term · Admitted to the New York bar in 1987

Criminal case (appeal of a conviction)

Conviction affirmed on appeal in a Bronx criminal case where he took the plea

People v. Brown (2026 NY Slip Op 04985) · Aug. 13, 2026

Presided at the plea stage of the case in Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Presided when the defendant entered the plea.

What this tells you

The most recent appellate decision found that reviews a case he handled.

CourtListener — People v. Brown, 2026 NY Slip Op 04985 ↗
Case context & history

The question: Whether the judgment in the case, entered after a plea taken before him, should stand on the defendant's appeal.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed the judgment on Aug. 13, 2026.

The decision names him as the judge who presided at the plea.

Subsequent history: This entry is the appellate decision itself; any further appeal was not checked.

Experience, cases & evaluations →

Background

Appointed a New York City Criminal Court judge in 2003 and reappointed three times, he began serving as an acting Supreme Court justice in the Bronx in 2010; before that he was a prosecutor in Nassau County and the Bronx and a lawyer in private practice.

  • A.B., Lafayette College, 1983
  • J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1986
  • Served on the board of One Hundred Black Men in America, Inc., an organization dedicated to improving educational and economic opportunities for African Americans
  • Served on the board of the Union Community Health Center in the Bronx

Support

No endorsements beyond the Democratic line were found as of Oct. 1, 2026.

Alvin M. Yearwood for Bronx Supreme Court Justice (12th Judicial District) (2026) | By The People