Judge De Jesus was appointed to the New York State Court of Claims by Governor Kathy Hochul in June 2024 and has been designated as an Acting Justice in the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term. She currently presides over the Brooklyn Treatment Court, which provides court-monitored treatment as an alternative to incarceration to individuals arrested for certain offenses and who have underlying substance use disorders. Her inventory also comprises the Veterans’ Treatment Court, the DWI Treatment Court, and Common Justice, a track that utilizes restorative justice principles in the resolution of certain violent felony cases.

Prior to her appointment, she served as a court attorney with the New York State Unified Court System and has served in the New York City Criminal and Civil Courts and the New York State Supreme Court, Civil Term (New York County). Judge De Jesus began her legal career as a trial attorney with the Criminal Defense Practice of the Legal Aid Society, where for nearly a decade she advocated on behalf of individuals charged with crimes in Bronx County.

Judge De Jesus received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis and her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. She is a member of the Asian American Judges Association of New York, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and the National Filipino American Lawyers Association. Judge De Jesus also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School.