--- title: "Bernadette G. Black | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bernadette-g-black" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bernadette G. Black New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part · New York City Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part - State: New York - Role: New York City 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 - In September 2026, she was announced as one of two judges departing the Bronx Housing Court to fill vacancies, with Judge Steven Park appointed to her seat - Judge of the Housing Court of the City of New York for Bronx County, appointed in 2015 and serving on the bench for over a decade, presiding over landlord–tenant and housing-related cases - Court Attorney; 1998; 2015 - New York City Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part - The record notes that nYC Civil Court Judge Directory: Listed under Bronx County Housing Part ### Education - Rutgers University School of Law — J.D. (1992) ### Additional information - Most recently appointed for a term beginning in 2025 and ending in 2030 - Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti; 2015; 2030 - Originally appointed by former Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti in 2015. - Associate; 1992; 1992 - NYS Unified Court System - Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan - Current assignment: Bronx County Housing Part - Judge Black sits in the Housing Court of the City of New York (Bronx County), a high-volume court handling landlord–tenant disputes, housing violations, and related civil matters. ## 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 ### 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=NNY6oSb6sO0C4qY5OzSmSA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=NNY6oSb6sO0C4qY5OzSmSA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=NNY6oSb6sO0C4qY5OzSmSA%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. Bernadette G. Black](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=NNY6oSb6sO0C4qY5OzSmSA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=NNY6oSb6sO0C4qY5OzSmSA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=NNY6oSb6sO0C4qY5OzSmSA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bernadette-g-black", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bernadette-g-black", "name": "Bernadette G. Black | KnowJudges", "description": "Bernadette G. Black, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part. 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Black: announced retirement effective 2026-10-30. announced retirement: 2026-10-30 Status: announced [Source 1](https://webfiles.nycourts.gov/public/2026-09/pr26_16.pdf) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [22 NYCRR Part 208 — Uniform Civil Rules New York City Civil Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-00f2d08e4f52c6cb4937) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [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.