One of three criminal-defense lawyers accused of paying a court employee thousands of dollars to funnel defendants their way has pleaded guilty.

Dwane Smith, 56, copped to bribery in Manhattan Supreme Court in exchange for six months in prison, ­authorities said.

Smith allegedly paid an employee of the Criminal Justice Agency, which interviews defendants before they’re arraigned, $10,000 to send him more than 50 clients.

The employee allegedly got a total of $40,000 from the three lawyers.

The cases against the other lawyers, Benjamin Yu and Jae Lee, are pending.