--- title: "Alberto M. Gonzalez | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alberto-m-gonzalez" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Alberto M. Gonzalez New York County Housing Court · Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York County Housing Court - State: New York - Role: Housing Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Housing Court of the City of New York, New York County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 2023 to 2028 - New York City Housing Court judge in New York County (Manhattan), appointed in 2023 for a five‐year term, presiding over landlord‐tenant and housing-related cases - Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas appointed Alberto M. Gonzalez to the Housing Court bench in New York County in September 2023, alongside Joan B. Rubel - Mobilization For Justice, Inc., Senior Staff Attorney, 2015 to 2023 - Public records list Alberto Moises Gonzalez as a New York State registered attorney admitted in 2012, completed studies at the University of Kansas School of Law, and employed by the NYS Unified Court System. - Mid‐level judicial officer in New York City’s Housing Court, with a background in New York legal practice and a current role focused on landlord‐tenant disputes ### Education - University of Kansas School of Law — J.D. (2011) - CUNY-Queens College — B.A. (2008) ### Additional information - His appointment in 2023 is part of a strategic expansion of the court’s capacity, and his casework includes both routine and complex housing law matters - RBSCC, Staff Attorney, 2012 to 2015 - His professional registration confirms his legal qualifications and court affiliation ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: statewide The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=fHFMDV3us/db1Z3SKGOS/g%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=fHFMDV3us/db1Z3SKGOS/g%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=fHFMDV3us/db1Z3SKGOS/g%3D%3D) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Alberto M. Gonzalez](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=fHFMDV3us/db1Z3SKGOS/g%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alberto-m-gonzalez", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alberto-m-gonzalez", "name": "Alberto M. Gonzalez | KnowJudges", "description": "Alberto M. Gonzalez, New York County Housing Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alberto-m-gonzalez#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alberto-m-gonzalez#judge", "name": "Alberto M. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-34fe480ab82f22fa3c31d257) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.