David J. Kirschner

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge David J. Kirschner presides over criminal cases in the Supreme Court of Queens County, having served on the bench for 11 years. Judge Kirschner was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2022 and ending in 2033.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 1.9 decisions per year

Higher than 84.12% of judges in the dataset

19 published decisions over 10 years

Suppression Reversal Rate: 0.0%

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

0 suppression reversals out of 4 suppression-related appeals

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

221 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 221 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 100.0% of bail cases

Higher than 56.55% of judges in the dataset

221 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 221 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

19 decisions

2025

People v. Velasquez

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2024

People v. Pena

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2023

People v. Hirsch

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2023

People v. Mercado

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2022

People v. Creary

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2022

People v. Womack

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2022

People v. Quinones

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2021

People v. Hasson

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2021

People v. Guiyang Xu

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2020

People v. Cada

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