She’s received a tender spot for suspects headed for exhausting time, critics cost.
Lefty Brooklyn Felony Courtroom Decide Janice Robinson has repeatedly minimize accused criminals free with no or minimal bail, together with in attempted-murder circumstances — refusing to facet with prosecutors’ suggestions in these cases even as soon as, a damning overview by The Submit has discovered.
Since just lately transferring over from the civil bench, Robinson, the niece of a longtime Democrat state lawmaker, has persistently gone straightforward on many defendants, based on an examination of greater than a dozen of her legal circumstances.
Of these 13 circumstances, eight accused criminals walked out of courtroom with no bail — together with two charged with tried homicide, amongst them a minor who already had a pending attempted-murder rap in opposition to him. The opposite 5 defendants had bail set — nevertheless it was properly under what the DA’s workplace requested, data present.
“She’s by no means set bail over $10,000, and that was on an tried homicide, which implies you stroll for a awful 10% — a $1,000 — partially secured bond backed by nothing,” a annoyed law-enforcement supply advised The Submit.
It’s outrageous to refuse “to set significant bail on defendants with this many open circumstances — shooters, blatant recidivists who’ve proven they may shoot, steal and do violence irrespective of what number of bites on the apple they get,” the supply stated.
The state Workplace of Courtroom Administration, which speaks for judges within the state, didn’t reply to a number of Submit requests for touch upon Robinson’s behalf.
Practically all the defendants let out by Robinson within the reviewed circumstances have return dates to courtroom later within the 12 months, so it isn’t but recognized if any will reap the benefits of their comfortable conditions and blow off their mandated appearances.
However only a few would seemingly be on the streets if prosecutors had gotten the bail circumstances they requested for.
Robinson, the Brooklyn-born daughter of Jamaican immigrants, was elected to the bench in 2024 and took a seat within the borough’s civil courtroom Jan. 1, 2025, based on studies.
She is the niece of Nick Perry, a Democrat who served within the state Meeting almost 30 years representing components of East Flatbush, Canarsie and Brownsville and later served briefly as US ambassador to Jamaica.
Robinson graduated from Hofstra College and earned a regulation diploma from American College. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the primary black sorority, and spent the primary 20 years of her authorized profession as a lawyer for insurance coverage firms earlier than turning to politics.
After serving as a civil courtroom choose, she was just lately transferred to the legal bench.
Among the many circumstances reviewed by The Submit is the arrest of 19-year-old accused tried assassin Nayshawn WIlkinson.
The teenager was in courtroom Aug 4 when the DA’s workplace requested that he be despatched to Rikers with out bail. Wilkinson was charged with tried homicide for allegedly firing a gun right into a busy Brooklyn intersection. Robinson granted him $5,000 bail or a $10,000 bond, which he later posted.
Jonathan Morris, 21, was additionally dealing with an attempted-murder cost when he went earlier than Robinson on two circumstances, which additionally included weapons possession. Prosecutors needed him held on $250,000 money bail, however the choose set the mark at $5,000 in a single case — and $1 on the opposite, sources stated.
In one other case, Brooklyn prosecutors requested for bail of $100,000 money or a $500,000 bond for Omar Perry, 44, who charged with theft and weapons possession for stealing a cellular phone from a bus passenger and threatening to kill them whereas wielding a hammer.
Robinson as an alternative let Perry stroll with out bail however below supervision Aug. 3.
She did the identical within the case of Sunny Demitro, 31, who has no less than 10 open circumstances and was nabbed June 17 on expenses that he stole a automobile and fled the scene of a success and run accident. Robinson let him go on supervised launch regardless of the DA asking for $25,000 money or a $50,000 bond.
Demitro, who confronted 38 expenses within the case, was arrested over a brand new grand larceny incident Aug. 8, when a distinct choose set his bail at $5,000 or $10,000, which he posted.
On Aug. 3, Robinson launched 32-year-old Elijah Man with out bail regardless of the DA’s workplace asking he be held on $50,000 money or a bond of as much as $100,000 on expenses that he pulled a gun and fired two photographs at a 66-year-old man after a dispute.
Man was additionally charged with one other assault case stemming from a July 31 incident.
As well as, Robinson ordered Blackman Devon, 36, launched with out bail Aug. 6 after he was allegedly nabbed with a loaded gun and felony drug expenses two days earlier. Prosecutors requested for $100,000 money bail.
In yet one more case, Watson Barthelemy went earlier than the choose the identical day dealing with theft, assault and theft expenses — with two open circumstances, together with a felony assault rap, already hanging over him.
Barthelemy, 29, had been previosly locked up at Rikers Island on a public lewdness and harassment cost after one other choose set his bail at $10,000 over $25,000, which he posted July 11.
When he went earlier than Robinson on the brand new theft cost, Brooklyn prosecutors requested that he be held on $100,000 money or a $200,000 bond, however the choose launched him with out bail.
In one other case, Humberto Ortiz, 48, who has seven open circumstances, was charged with grand larceny, housebreaking, possession of stolen property and possession of burglar instruments July 21 however launched with out bail by Robinson — regardless of a request by the DA that he be held on $25,000 money bail or a $50,000 bond.
