Judge Adam Levy

Adam Levy brings over 25 years of diverse legal experience to the bench as the Presiding Judge on CBS Media Ventures’ new court program, ADAM’S LAW, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin.

Previously, Levy was a Presiding Judge on Prime Video’s Tribunal Justice and Justice on Trial.

Having served two terms as Putnam County District Attorney in NY, Levy used his experience as a private practitioner to create pragmatic and impactful programs and initiatives to improve the fair and impartial administration of justice in the county where he lived, worked, and raised his family. This hands-on approach included extensive in-service training for all newly hired prosecutors and an open-door policy for his staff. Leading by example, Levy personally prosecuted a wide-range of criminal cases, including sexual assaults, political corruption, and witness intimidation matters. 

During his tenure, Putnam County not only experienced a 40 percent drop in property crime, but it was also voted the safest county in NYS under his tenure. Levy ensured that Putnam County confronted tough social issues head-on, focusing on treatment for people suffering from addiction and furthering the resources to the Child Advocacy Center to ensure child sexual abuse and domestic and sexual violence victims have a safe place to share their stories and seek justice.

Levy was the Founding Member of the Putnam County Intelligence Committee, which united law enforcement across jurisdictions to share information and more effectively fight crime within NYS and federally.

Cutting-edge, intervention-focused protocols marked Levy’s administration. The award-winning Drug Treatment Court Program he expanded helped countless Putnam County residents transcend addiction and saved taxpayers the expense and citizens the trauma of incarceration. Levy initiated community education and high school forums on bullying, cyberbullying, and prescription drug and heroin abuse to help prevent crime in future generations.

Levy also dedicated time to training the next generation of lawyers as well. He was an instructor at The National Institute of Trial Advocacy and a long-time educator at The New York Prosecutors Training Institute. These trainings helped lead, guide, and mentor young prosecutors in cross-examination and trial strategy skills as they began their legal careers.

Levy’s expertise was built through a lifetime of legal service. As a 1992 Hofstra Law School graduate, Levy began his career as an ADA at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted a wide range of violent and non-violent offenders with a practice focused on seeking justice for women and children who were the victim of physical and sexual assault.

He then co-founded his legal partnership, Levy & Santoro, in Carmel, NY. He brought his trial experience from Suffolk County to the people of Putnam County, handling complex criminal and matrimonial matters in courts throughout New York State.

Levy’s no-nonsense approach to cases and reputation as a skilled trial attorney and advocate ultimately led to his election as District Attorney in Putnam County, where he lived with his family.

His daughter, lawyer Sarah Rose, is the law clerk on Judy Justice, where his mother, judicial icon Judge Judy Sheindlin presides.

Levy and his wife Lori have two other children, Jacob, who is a ski instructor and Emma, who just graduated college. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, scuba diving, white water rafting, and spending time with his family.