Judge Jill R. Epstein
Judge Jill R. Epstein currently presides in Civil Court in Kings County. Judge Epstein has served as a New York judge for 6 years. Judge Epstein was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2019 and ending in 2028. For more, see Judge Epstein's page in the court system directory→
In New York, appellate judges can reduce sentences “in the interest of justice” if a lower court judge has imposed a sentence that was too lengthy or harsh. Read more about sentences reduced "in the interest of justice"→
Judge Epstein has had no sentences reduced.
In extraordinarily rare circumstances, appellate judges overturn a criminal case and reassign it to a different judge. In some instances, such reassignment is due to perceived bias or prejudicial conduct by the original judge. Read more about cases reassigned to different judges→
Judge Epstein has not had any criminal cases that were reversed and reassigned.
In New York, judges have the discretion to make their rulings publicly available in a state database maintained by the Law Reporting Bureau (LRB), which requires no paid subscription to access. Publishing decisions in the LRB database showcases a judge’s legal reasoning and provides vital information for voters and policymakers to evaluate judicial performance. Read more about published decisions→
This section uses decision data from 2013 to 2023 published in the LRB database. Other paid databases, such as Westlaw or the New York Law Journal, may contain additional judicial decisions that require a paid subscription to access and are not included in this metric. The publication rate is calculated by dividing the number of LRB decisions by the judge's years on the bench. For judges serving before 2013, we use 2013 as the start year. The publication rate ranking compares each judge's rate to those of other judges in the reference area.
- Ranked #231 in New York City for the highest rate of published decisions per year.
- Ranked #59 in Kings County for the highest rate of published decisions per year.
Judge Epstein published a total of 6 decisions.
- Ranked #258 (tied) in New York City for the highest number of published decisions.
- Ranked #68 (tied) in Kings County for the highest number of published decisions.
Judge Epstein's published decisions in the LRB database:
Pretrial detention refers to the practice of detaining individuals while their criminal cases are pending. More carceral judges are more likely to order pretrial detention than their peers, even when accounting for factors such as the severity of the case and the defendant’s prior criminal history. Read more about pretrial detention→
No data is available about Judge Epstein, who did not preside over arraignments during the researched period.
The information presented in this profile is derived from various authoritative sources to ensure accuracy and relevance:
- Pretrial Detention Data: Sourced from the New York court system, covering the period of January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.
- Appellate Division Decisions: New York Appellate Division from 2007 to 2023.
- Lower Court Decisions: New York lower court decisions from 2013 to 2023 published in the Law Reporting Bureau database.
- Experience: Information obtained from the Unified Court System's Judicial Directory.