Bernard C. Cheng

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Bernard C. Cheng presides over family cases in the District Court of Suffolk County, having served on the bench for 16 years. Judge Cheng was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2022 and ending in 2027.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.2 decisions per year

Higher than 52.21% of judges in the dataset

2 published decisions over 13 years

Suppression Reversal Rate: 0.0%

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

0 suppression reversals out of 1 suppression-related appeal

Excessive Sentence Findings: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions: 0 years

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Reassigned Reversals: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds: 100.0% of bail cases

Higher than 84.96% of judges in the dataset

359 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 359 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 100.0% of bail cases

Higher than 56.55% of judges in the dataset

359 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 359 bail cases

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Disproportionate Carcerality

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

2 decisions

2022

People v. Herlich

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2022

People v. Rodriguez

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