--- title: "Beverly S. Tatham | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beverly-s-tatham" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Beverly S. Tatham 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, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County, Designated by Administrative Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo, 2023 to Present - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Elected, 2023 to 2032 - Law office of Gregory B. Coburn, Staff Counsel to Seneca Insurance Company, 2015 to 2022 - Law Office of James J. Toomey, Staff Counsel to St. Paul's Travelers Insurance Company, 2002 to 2015 - Democratic Party judge in the New York City Civil Court - She has over 20 years of litigation experience in personal injury, contract disputes, labor law, and domestic violence cases, and has served as a senior trial attorney in a Fortune 500 insurance company’s in-house legal department - Her legal work includes pro bono representation for low-income residents, immigrant women, and domestic violence victims, and she has been a court-certified mediator ### Education - Tour College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center — J.D. (2002) - St. John's University — B.S. (1993) ### Additional information - representing Brooklyn’s 7th Municipal Court District, with a term running from 2023 to 2033 - Elected on November 8, 2022 and began her term on January 1, 2023, with a term ending January 1, 2033. - Jamaican-American native of Brooklyn, raised by a single mother who immigrated from Jamaica. - Also a three-time cancer survivor and active in mentoring young girls and supporting female caregivers in Brooklyn - Beyond her judicial role, Tatham is deeply involved in community service, including legal aid, mentorship, and leadership development programs. - She is also recognized for her leadership in Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., where she has served in multiple capacities for over three decades ## 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=pK2hGdjdmq2VX2TmQ/LMXw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pK2hGdjdmq2VX2TmQ/LMXw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pK2hGdjdmq2VX2TmQ/LMXw%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. Beverly S. Tatham](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pK2hGdjdmq2VX2TmQ/LMXw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beverly-s-tatham", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beverly-s-tatham", "name": "Beverly S. Tatham | KnowJudges", "description": "Beverly S. Tatham, 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/beverly-s-tatham#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beverly-s-tatham#judge", "name": "Beverly S. 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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.