Curtis J. Farber

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Curtis J. Farber presides over criminal cases in the Supreme Court of New York County, having served on the bench for 15 years. Judge Farber was most recently appointed to the bench by Mayor de Blasio for a term beginning in 2020 and ending in 2029.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.7 decisions per year

Higher than 70.89% of judges in the dataset

9 published decisions over 13 years

Suppression Reversal Rate: 5.9%

Higher than 79.5% of judges in the dataset

1 suppression reversal out of 17 suppression-related appeals

Excessive Sentence Findings: 1 cases

Higher than 86.38% of judges in the dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions: 16 years

Higher than 95.31% of judges in the dataset

Reassigned Reversals: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds: 94.4% of bail cases

Higher than 34.54% of judges in the dataset

85 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 90 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 97.8% of bail cases

Higher than 19.5% of judges in the dataset

88 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 90 bail cases

Disproportionate Carcerality: 0 total years

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Published Decisions

9 decisions

2023

People v. Dunmeyer

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2022

People v. Gonzalez

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2018

People v. Oldham

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2018

People v. Butler

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2017

People v. Jones

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2016

People v. A.B.

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2016

People v. Washington

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2016

People v. McKenzie

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2015

People v. Obas

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Suppression Reversals

1 decision

2025

People v. Aragon

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Excessive Sentences

1 decision

2023

People v. Hamilton

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NYSCEF Decisions

1 decision (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2019

People v. Reid

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