--- title: "Allison R. Greenfield | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allison-r-greenfield" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Allison R. Greenfield New York County Civil Court · Civil Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York County Civil Court - State: New York - Role: Civil 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, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, Elected, 2024 to 2034 - Her induction ceremony in December 2024 drew a packed courtroom and speeches from Chief Justice Rowan Wilson, Justice Engoron, and other judicial and political leaders - New York State Unified Court System, Principal Law Clerk to Supreme Court Justice, 2019 to 2024 - In October 2023, Justice Engoron issued a gag order against Trump for a social media post making a personal attack on Greenfield, calling her “Schumer’s girlfriend” - New York City Law Department, Senior Counsel, 2013 to 2018 ### Education - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law — J.D. (2010) - New York University — B.A. (2006) ### Additional information - New York City Civil Court judge, elected in 2025 for a term through 2034, and is known for her prior role as Principal Law Clerk to Justice Arthur Engoron during the high-profile Donald Trump fraud trial - Greenfield has been in the public eye during the Trump fraud trial as Engoron’s clerk, where she was noted for enforcing courtroom discipline. ## 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=Z_PLUS_yv6D2YWti5J3COpYWayQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Z_PLUS_yv6D2YWti5J3COpYWayQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Z_PLUS_yv6D2YWti5J3COpYWayQ%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. Allison R. Greenfield](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Z_PLUS_yv6D2YWti5J3COpYWayQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allison-r-greenfield", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allison-r-greenfield", "name": "Allison R. Greenfield | KnowJudges", "description": "Allison R. Greenfield, New York County Civil 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/allison-r-greenfield#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allison-r-greenfield#judge", "name": "Allison R. 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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.