Judge Michael Corriero (Ret.) serves as one of three judges on CBS Media Ventures' Emmy-nominated syndicated court program Hot Bench, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. The show returned for its ninth season on September 12, 2022. During the 2020-21 season, Hot Bench was the #1 original court program in daytime television in household ratings and all major demographics.
Prior to joining Hot Bench, Judge Corriero served as a prosecutor in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hoganas a criminal defense attorney and a judge for 28 years in the criminal courts of New York State. For 16 years, he presided over Manhattan's Youth Part, a special court he created in the Supreme Court of New York State designed to focus attention and scarce resources on young offenders prosecuted as adults pursuant to New York State's Juvenile Offender Law.
