Brian J. Herman

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Brian J. Herman presides over criminal cases in the County Court of Columbia County, having served on the bench for 11 years. Judge Herman was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2024 and ending in 2028.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 2.4 decisions per year

Higher than 87.73% of judges in the dataset

22 published decisions over 9 years

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Suppression Reversal Rate

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Excessive Sentence Findings

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Excessive Sentence Reductions

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Reassigned Reversals

Not applicable: judge absent from 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

22 decisions

2025

People v. Schaefer

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2025

People v. Cash

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2025

Matter of Igleburger

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2025

People v. Garcia

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2025

Matter of Donaldson

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2025

People v. Winston

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2025

Taylor v. Parker

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2025

People v. Thompson

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2025

People v. Dziamba

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2021

People v. Seabrooks

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