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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.

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

Selected cases & rulings

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.

Criminal case (appeal of a conviction)

2015 conviction from his courtroom affirmed on appeal

People v. Dore (2026 NY Slip Op 03401) · June 2, 2026

Rendered the judgment as a judge of Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Rendered the judgment convicting the defendant on June 9, 2015.

What this tells you

Reviews a judgment he entered more than a decade before the appeal was decided.

CourtListener — People v. Dore, 2026 NY Slip Op 03401 ↗
Case context & history

The question: Whether the conviction he entered on June 9, 2015 should stand on appeal.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed the judgment on June 2, 2026.

The judgment under review dates from June 9, 2015.

Subsequent history: This entry is the appellate decision; whether the case went further was not checked.

Criminal case (appeal of a conviction)

2024 judgment from his courtroom affirmed on appeal

People v. Fofana (2026 NY Slip Op 03088) · May 14, 2026

Rendered the judgment as a judge of Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Rendered the judgment on July 11, 2024.

What this tells you

Reviews a judgment he entered in Supreme Court, Bronx County, in July 2024.

CourtListener — People v. Fofana, 2026 NY Slip Op 03088 ↗
Case context & history

The question: Whether the judgment he rendered on July 11, 2024 should stand on appeal.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division affirmed the judgment on May 14, 2026.

The judgment under review dates from July 11, 2024.

Subsequent history: The appellate decision is the latest step found; later review was not checked.

Criminal case (appeal of a conviction)

2024 judgment from his courtroom changed on appeal only to vacate a surcharge

People v. Diallo (2026 NY Slip Op 02888) · May 7, 2026

Rendered the judgment as a judge of Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Rendered the judgment on Sept. 4, 2024.

What this tells you

The appeals court made the change as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice.

CourtListener — People v. Diallo, 2026 NY Slip Op 02888 ↗
Case context & history

The question: Whether the judgment he rendered on Sept. 4, 2024 should stand on appeal, in whole or in part.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously modified the judgment on May 7, 2026, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, only to the extent of vacating the surcharge.

The change was limited to the surcharge.

Subsequent history: Further appeal after this decision was not checked.

Criminal case (appeal)

Appeal decided in March 2026 in a Bronx criminal case where he took the plea

People v. Rodriguez (2026 NY Slip Op 01167) · Mar. 3, 2026

Presided at the plea stage of the case.

Presided when the defendant entered the plea; other judges ruled on the motion to dismiss and imposed the sentence.

What this tells you

Other judges decided the motion to dismiss and the sentence in this case, so the appeal did not necessarily review his part of it.

CourtListener — People v. Rodriguez, 2026 NY Slip Op 01167 ↗
Case context & history

The question: An appeal in a case where he took the defendant's plea; what the appeal asked is not stated in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division issued its decision on Mar. 3, 2026; its outcome is not stated in the sources found.

The ruling under review is not described in the sources found.

History coverage: The outcome of this appeal and any later review were not established.

Criminal case (Criminal Court)

Published Criminal Court opinion

People v. Powell (19 Misc. 3d 364) · Jan. 31, 2008

Signed the opinion as a judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York.

Signed the published opinion.

What this tells you

A published opinion issued under his signature, rather than an appellate court's review of his work.

CourtListener — People v. Powell, 19 Misc. 3d 364 ↗
Case context & history

The question: What the case asked is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The outcome is not described in the sources found.

Issued while he sat on the New York City Criminal Court.

History coverage: Whether this opinion was appealed was not checked.

He was admitted to the New York bar in 1987 (Appellate Division, Second Department). The date he became Administrative Judge of the Criminal Term was not found, and whether he still sits as an acting Supreme Court justice was not stated in the sources found. The cases listed are the one published opinion signed by him and the five 2026 Appellate Division decisions reviewing his rulings that were found on CourtListener as of Oct. 1, 2026. No bar association or screening-panel rating of him, for this race or an earlier one, was found as of Oct. 1, 2026.

Professional experience

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 1987 · Boston University

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — Alvin M. Yearwood ↗
Judicial conduct

No public determination naming Alvin M. Yearwood in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Oct. 1, 2026).

NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗
Alvin M. Yearwood for Bronx Supreme Court Justice (12th Judicial District) (2026) | By The People