These are the worst and intermediary judges in New York City when it comes to protecting the public from violent suspects.
These criminal court jurists relaxed violent offenders prior to trial at an astonishing rate, at an astonishing rate, according to a preliminary analysis of pretrial detention data from the court administration office.
The analysis looked at 96 judges who processed a minimum of 25 cases in the first six months of 2024. Even after radical criminal justice reform was enacted by lawmakers Albany in 2019, almost all such cases remain eligible for bail.
One of the worst practitioners of this junk justice is Queens Criminal Court Judge Wanda Licitra. He set bail only five times, and no suspects were held in pretrial custody in 34 violent felony cases between January and June 2024.
Rishitra loosened the feces that were accused of crushing feces in Strafanger's face on the subway platform.
“Such judges are because instead of them focusing on the actual situation, they are drinking cool reform aid.
Hannah E. Myers, a fellow and director of policing and public safety at the Manhattan Institute, said that such legal scholars' “broad ideological slides” put the lives of New Yorkers at risk.
Many of these judges “put out people who are dangerous, even knowing that those people are dangerous and have failed to take responsibility for the situation and safety of others,” she said.
The judge lamented his hands when deciding on bail, citing that New York is a zero consideration as to whether it poses a threat to public safety and is the only state where jurists can consider the weight solely of whether they will return to court.
But Thomas Kenniff, a criminal defense lawyer who ran as a Republican to Alvin Bragg for the Manhattan District Attorney, stressed that there are “many” ways to justify retaining violent perp on bail.
“Even if we cannot rely on public safety standards due to state dysfunction laws [to set bail]it could probably be reached in other ways. ”
An OCA spokesman said the administration had not commented on the bail decision, but the judge “has discretion to make bail decisions in accordance with the law and to make bail decisions based on a separate assessment of the defendant's flight risk.”
None of the following judges responded to requests for comment.
Judge Wanda Licitra, 65
Queens Criminal Court
Of the 34 defendants, 29 released violent felonies, 85%
She was appointed by then-Bill de Blasio in 2021 and gained notoriety among prosecutors and defense attorneys for gushing out criminals of violent defendants.
According to OCA prerequisite data, lawyers for the Aid Association last year loosened at least two Perps accused of causing physical injuries in a first-degree attack and a second-degree robbery, respectively, with weapons and second-degree robbery.
“She's kicking them all out,” the longtime defense attorney said.
In February 2022, Rishitra stinked when he released 37-year-old Frank Ablokwa.
Despite Abrokwa narrating in her courtroom with Licitra, “F-K You, Bitch,” Licitra advanced him early.
By September 2022, she too order The release of a 56-year-old man who was detained on Rikers Island for failing to pay $500 bail, citing the violent circumstances of the prison. A man who has been released on bail for allegedly violating a protective order; There was an open case According to New York's focus, for drunk driving and assault.
Judge Valentina Morales, 46
Manhattan Criminal Court
The immigrant who allegedly killed a man in 2023 was released without bail
Another de Blasio appointee, Morales, is known among law enforcement officers as “Judge Let M-Go.”
Between January and June 2024, Morales released bail for 83 violent felons during 101 walks, including vain Eric Taylor, a recidivist who was convicted of two felony charges and nearly 20 misdemeanors.
Taylor was charged with a felony attack suitable for Bail, who was allegedly tossing a shopping bag filled with heavy objects in January 2024, a 24-year-old woman walking to work at Union Square, leaving behind a concussion.
Morales also set the Real freely without bail in October 2023 after Venezuelan immigrant Walter Almaci was previously said to have slashed the man's arm with a broken beer bottle in Times Square. The suspect needed 20 stitches for his injury.
“You will take oaths to protect and serve as judges,” said one officer who has been in close to 20 years. “Obviously, she's not like that when it comes to criminals.”
Judge Robert Rosenthal, 63
Manhattan Criminal Court
A violent robber who sexually assaulted him was spewed the next day
Rosenthal, who was elected to the Manhattan Civil Court in 2019 but assigned to the Criminal Court, let go of Perps in the first half of 2024, an astounding 67% of the year without bail.
Then, in January, Blasio's appointees made headlines after cutting down Jason Ayala, a supervised release charged with violent robbery.
The next day, 37-year-old Ayala allegedly abused three women, 12- and 14-year-old women in 30 minutes, and three women in 30 minutes. The case is still pending.
“All arrests were due to forced touch on intimate parts and dangers, Police Commissioner Jessica Tish told the Post at the time.
The mother of the 14-year-old victim was furious at Rosenthal's record. “Because the judges don't seem to be for innocent people. He's for those committing crimes,” she said.
Judge Malva Brown, 43
Manhattan Criminal Court
Of 54 out of 87, 54 released violent felonies, 62%
Brown was only on the bench for 14 months, but during his short tenure, at least 54 violent enthusiasts erupted.
The former legal aid lawyer was elected to Brooklyn Civil Court in November 2023, but oversaw a Manhattan criminal case and loosened the infamous Amira Hunter without bail in February 2024 after catching a camera hiding a subway cellist over his head in a metal bottle.
A few weeks later, Hunter was troubled by allegedly shoplifting at Nordstrom in Midtown.
Earlier this year, she blew a subway nutter on charges of bail-qualified sexual abuse. It is said that Psycho pushed unsuspecting riders into a moving train at Washington Heights Station.
“You don't need to be a criminal justice expert to know that relaxing violent recidivist offenders on our streets puts New Yorkers in real danger,” posted previously by MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber.
Judge Eugene Bowen, 49
Bronx Criminal Court
Immigrant squatters allegedly struck a gun are suspected of not being released on bail
Bowen, who was elected to Manhattan Civil Court in 2022 but is now assigned to a Bronx criminal case, sparked anger in 2023 when he released two men who allegedly defeated the officer after police officers asked him to smoke at a subway station.
Bowen continued to loosen up violent felons in an astounding 87 out of the 113 cases he overseen from January to June 2024.
In April 2024, jurists issued the release overseen Hector Dessa Viralta, a supervised gun-hit immigrant.
Desousa-Villalta had an open case linked in August 2023. He is allegedly shot fellow immigrants during a discussion with the Yonkers woman, officers said.
Bowen also had two other immigrants walk without restrictions prior to trial. One of them was previously arrested in September 2023 and charged with possession of a firearm loaded with luggage, officers said.
Additional Reports by Tina Moore
