--- title: "Alice Tam Tien | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alice-tam-tien-nyc-civil-new-york-e5a5485d" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Alice Tam Tien New York City Civil Court, New York County · New York City Civil Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, New York County - State: New York - Role: New York City Civil Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Democratic Party judge of the New York City Civil Court, New York County 2nd Municipal Court District, elected in November 2024 for a term running through 2035 - Tien’s career choices and personal history reflect a strong focus on justice for marginalized communities, particularly immigrants, tenants, and victims of domestic violence ### Education ### Additional information - Current assignment: New York County Civil Part - As a Civil Court judge, Tien presides over civil cases in New York County. - Tien was born in China and moved to New York City at age three with her parents, who fled political oppression in China via Hong Kong. - She grew up in Chinatown, experiencing the challenges of immigration, domestic violence, housing insecurity, and language barriers. - She has also worked in the NYC Department of Education and handled complex guardianship and housing cases ## 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://www.nycourts.gov/new-york-city-civil-court/nyc-civil-court-judges) - [Official roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/new-york-city-civil-court/nyc-civil-court-judges) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/new-york-city-civil-court/nyc-civil-court-judges) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/new-york-city-civil-court/nyc-civil-court-judges) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alice-tam-tien-nyc-civil-new-york-e5a5485d", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alice-tam-tien-nyc-civil-new-york-e5a5485d", "name": "Alice Tam Tien | KnowJudges", "description": "Alice Tam Tien, New York City Civil Court, New York County. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-208-uniform-civil-rules-new-york-city-civil-court). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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. - [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.