Judge Profile

Michelle A. Armstrong

Judicial Experience:

  • Judge, New York City Criminal Court, New York County, Appointed by Mayor Michael Michael Bloomberg, 2013 to 2022
  • Judge, New York City Civil Court, Re-Appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 2012 to 2012
  • Judge, New York City Civil Court, Appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 2011 to 2011

Other Professional Experience:

  • Partner, Armstrong & Wyllie, LLP, 2009 to 2011
  • The Armstrong Law Firm PLLC, 2006 to 2011
  • Supervisory General Attorney, U.S. Department of Education, New York Office for Civil Rights, 2003 to 2006
  • Executive Assistant District Attorney - School Crimes Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 2002 to 2003
  • Bureau Chief - Felony Trial Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 1999 to 2002
  • Senior Assistant District Attorney - Homicide Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 1996 to 1999
  • Senior Assistant District Attorney - Felony Trial Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 1994 to 1996
  • Assistant District Attorney - ECAB, Grand Jury & Investigations Bureaus, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 1992 to 1994

Education:

  • J.D., George Washington University - National Law Center, Washington, DC, 1992
  • B.A., Psychology, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, 1989

Admission to the Bar:

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2006
  • NYS, Appellate Division, Second Department, 1993

Professional Civic Activities/Honors/Awards:

  • Member, Association of Judges of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, 2011 - Present
  • Member, National Association of Women Judges, 2011 - Present
  • Member, The Judicial Friends, 2011 - Friends
  • Member, Brooklyn Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  • Member, New York State Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 1988 - Present