Who is Judge Analisa Torres? Justice admonishes Jay-Z's lawyer Alex Spiro, allows accuser to remain anonymous for now

New York Judge Analisa Torres has granted Shawn Corey Carter, aka Jay-Z's accuser her anonymity to proceed with the case. As reported by Fox News, the woman, addressed as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, initially filed court documents to sue Diddy in October, 2024.

On December 8, the filing was amended to add Carter's name to the lawsuit, accusing him of a s*x crime that allegedly took place at the MTV VMAs afterparty in 2000. The accuser was reportedly 13 at the time.

Carter denied the allegations and filed a motion seeking dismissal of the lawsuit. His lawyers further appealed to the court to deny the accuser's request for anonymity.

Judge Analisa Torres with the Southern District of New York sided with the accuser in a ruling on Thursday, December 26. She reasoned the "highly sensitive and extremely personal" allegations brought by Jane Doe "tips in favor of allowing Plaintiff to remain anonymous, at least for this stage of the litigation".

However, according to legal documents procured by Fox News Digital, Jane Doe might be required to eventually reveal her identity if the case leads and evidence demands it.

For the unversed, Analisa Torres graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College. She also attended the Columbia Law School where she was honored with the Charles Evans Hughes Fellowship.

As per her biography on Practising Law Institute's website, Torres practiced law at major firms in Manhattan for seven years before securing the position of Commissioner at the City Planning Commission in 1993 and served till 1995.

Torres also worked as a law clerk to New York Supreme Court Judge Elliott Wilk from 1992 to 1999. She served among the panel of judges for New York's civil, criminal, and Supreme Court from 2000 to 2013. On April 23, 2013, Analisa Torres was appointed the US District Judge for New York's Southern District.

According to the website for the New York State Unified Court System, Frank Torres, Analisa Torres' father also served in the judiciary. He was one of the New York State Assembly's Democratic members.

On the personal front, she currently resides in Manhattan with her husband, Constantino Ramon Argimon, and their daughter.

---

Judge Analisa Torres condemns Jay-Z's lawyer Alex Spiro

As per Fox News, Jay-Z's attorney, Alex Spiro, previously addressed the accuser's account of the alleged r*pe:

"It's not just that this story is a lie and that it's not true, it's provably, demonstrably false."

Spiro also criticized Jane Doe's lawyer, Tony Buzbee, accusing him of extortion and misconduct. He alleged Buzbee demanded money from the plaintiff to keep Jay-Z's name redacted when she first filed the lawsuit in October this year. Alex Spiro claimed Tony Buzbee had a "track record of employing suspect tactics to gain an unfair advantage in the course of litigation".

Judge Analisa Torres, however, admonished Jay-Z's attorney Alex Spiro for his remarks about the accuser's claims on Thursday. Torres reportedly said:

"Carter's lawyer's relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client."

She further wrote, referring to the back-and-forth between Alex Spiro and Tony Buzbee:

"Moreover, although Carter's attorney assails Plaintiff's lawyer as having a 'chronic inability to follow the rules,' Carter's counsel has failed to abide by this Court's clear rules."

Torres stated the court would not make haste to settle the case on demand from the defendant's counsel. She noted that dismissal of a lawsuit of this nature is not typically endorsed unless "there is a strong reason to do so".

Torres cited Jay-Z's motion against the accuser's filing, where the rapper called Jane Doe’' claims "salacious", and "baseless", adding it does not account for a strong suit to dissolve the lawsuit.