--- title: "Amanda E. White | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-e-white" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Amanda E. White New York County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York County Family Court - State: New York - Role: Family 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, Family Court, City of New York, New York County, 2024 to Present - Since June 2013, Judge White has held the role of the Supervising Judge of the Kings County Family Court - Supervising Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti, 2015 to 2024 - Judge, Family Court, City of New York, Kings County, Appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 2011 to 2012 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 2011 to 2011 - Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau, 2011 to 2011 ### Education - Undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and her J.D. from New York University School of Law. - University of Iowa — B.A. ### Additional information - Reappointed by Mayor Eric Adams in 2022 for a term extending to 2032 - Re-appointed 2012 to 2022 - First appointed as an interim civil court judge in January 2011 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and transitioned to the Family Court, where she has presided over cases involving child welfare, juvenile delinquency, and family matters. - overseeing family law cases in Brooklyn. - New York City bench for over 16 years, primarily in family law. - Her career reflects a combination of legal expertise, public service, and dedication to vulnerable populations in New York City ## 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=BNqZ1gC3v5jtKe5ADGbCYQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=BNqZ1gC3v5jtKe5ADGbCYQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=BNqZ1gC3v5jtKe5ADGbCYQ%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. Amanda E. White](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=BNqZ1gC3v5jtKe5ADGbCYQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-e-white", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-e-white", "name": "Amanda E. White | KnowJudges", "description": "Amanda E. White, New York County Family 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/amanda-e-white#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-e-white#judge", "name": "Amanda E. 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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.