Approved
New York City Bar Association · June 11, 2026
Issued June 11, 2026 for the contested June 23, 2026 primaries for Civil Court; the release lists her as Michelle DeSouza.
New York City Bar Association — press release, June 11, 2026 ↗Civil Court Judge - District 6
Michelle DeSouza-Forte
Democratic
Assistant Corporation Counsel with the New York City Law Department since May 2022.
On the Democratic line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Assistant Corporation Counsel, NYC Law Department · Admitted to the New York bar in 2009
Selected cases & rulings
She was admitted to the New York bar in 2009 in the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. The dates of her own law practice and of her associate position at Grimaldi & Yeung Law Group were not found. No rating of her from the Brooklyn Bar Association, the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York or the Kings County Democratic Party's judicial screening committee was found as of Oct. 1, 2026. None of the sources found shows her holding judicial office, so no court decisions or judicial conduct record are listed.
Professional experience
since May 2022
Assistant Corporation Counsel with the New York City Law Department.
Caribbean Life ↗Ran her own law practice handling wills, trusts and estates, real estate, immigration, contracts and civil disputes.
Michelle DeSouza for Judge — Meet Michelle (campaign website) ↗Associate attorney at Grimaldi & Yeung Law Group, handling estate planning and administration.
Michelle DeSouza for Judge — Meet Michelle (campaign website) ↗
Bar admission & conduct
- Bar admission
Admitted 2009 · Thomas M. Cooley Law School
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Michelle Roxanne DeSouza Forte ↗
Qualifications & evaluations
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