Melissa T. Lewis

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Melissa T. Lewis presides over criminal cases in the Supreme Court of New York County, having served on the bench for 6 years. Judge Lewis was most recently appointed to the bench by Mayor Adams for a term beginning in 2022 and ending in 2032.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.2 decisions per year

Higher than 56.13% of judges in the dataset

1 published decision over 5 years

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: 94.1% of bail cases

Higher than 33.15% of judges in the dataset

834 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 886 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 99.5% of bail cases

Higher than 42.9% of judges in the dataset

882 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 886 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

Suppression Reversal Rate

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

1 decision

2024

People v. Lyte

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