Michael J. Gaffey

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Michael J. Gaffey presides over criminal cases in the Supreme Court of Queens County, having served on the bench for 8 years. Judge Gaffey was most recently appointed to the bench by a New York City Mayor for a term beginning in 2020 and ending in 2029.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.3 decisions per year

Higher than 59.82% of judges in the dataset

2 published decisions over 7 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: 94.2% of bail cases

Higher than 33.43% of judges in the dataset

728 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 773 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 95.2% of bail cases

Higher than 8.91% of judges in the dataset

736 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 773 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

2 decisions

2022

People v. Johnson

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2021

People v. Kelly

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