April A. Newbauer

Profile data snapshot: February 19, 2026 Details may have changed since.

As of February 19, 2026, Judge April A. Newbauer presides over criminal cases in the Supreme Court of New York County, having served on the bench for 15 years. Judge Newbauer was most recently appointed to the bench by Governor Cuomo for a term beginning in 2019 and ending in 2028.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 3.9 decisions per year

Higher than 92.22% of judges in the dataset

51 published decisions over 13 years

Suppression Reversal Rate: 0.0%

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

0 suppression reversals out of 9 suppression-related appeals

Excessive Sentence Findings: 1 cases

Higher than 86.41% of judges in the dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions: 2 years

Higher than 86.86% of judges in the dataset

Reassigned Reversals: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Blocked Affordable Bail

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Disproportionate Carcerality

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

51 decisions

2025

People v. WeBuildTheWall, Inc.

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2025

People v. Hernandez

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2025

People v. Bryant

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2025

People v. Smith

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2024

People v. Brown

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2024

People v. L.G.

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2024

People v. Reyes

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2024

People v. Doe

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2023

People v. B.D.

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2023

People v. Smith

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Excessive Sentences

1 decision

2021

People v. Pierre

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NYSCEF Decisions

3 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2021

People ex rel. Rivera v. Warden, Eric M. Taylor Ctr.

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2020

Trinity Centre LLC v. Prosurance Brokerage Asoc., Inc.

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2019

People ex rel. Robinson v. Warden, Anna M Kross Ctr.

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