Michael L. Katz

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Michael L. Katz presides over civil cases in the Supreme Court of New York County, having served on the bench for 16 years. Judge Katz was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2021 and ending in 2030.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.1 decisions per year

Higher than 46.67% of judges in the dataset

1 published decision over 13 years

Favored Commercial Bonds: 98.1% of bail cases

Higher than 66.02% of judges in the dataset

102 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 104 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 100.0% of bail cases

Higher than 56.55% of judges in the dataset

104 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 104 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

Excessive Sentence Findings

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Reassigned Reversals

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

1 decision

2015

Country-Wide Ins. Co. v. New Century Acupuncture P.C.

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NYSCEF Decisions

10 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2025

Abiah v. Boafo

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2024

Chin Kok Ooi v. Wang

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2024

Weiner v. Abend

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2023

Weiner v. Abend

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2022

Sogoloff v. 50 W. 67th St., Inc.

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2020

Gerstenhaber v. Gerstenhaber

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2019

Flusser v. Bikel

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2019

Billet v. Drexler-Billet

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2016

Eli Cabinetry Inc. v. P.C. Consulting Mgt. Corp.

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2016

Rock Church, Inc. v. Venigalla

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