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# Carol Rosemarie Sharpe

Civil Court of the City of New York · Supervising Judge

## Profile

- Court: Civil Court of the City of New York
- State: New York
- Role: Supervising Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, New York City, NY, 2018-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2018-present
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, New York, NY, 2017-present
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, New York City, NY, 2014-2023
- Acting Justice, New York County Supreme Court — 2018
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, New York City, NY, 2016-2017
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx, New York, NY, 2014-2016
- Principal Law Clerk to Hon. Sharon Aarons, 2010-2013
- Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1986-1993
- Publicly recognized for her resilience and dedication to justice

### Education

- Boston University — J.D. (1984)
- CUNY Lehman College — B.A. (1980)

### Additional information

- Executive Agency Counsel, New York City Transit, New York, NY, 1984-2013
- Practitioner, Bower & Gardner, 1993-1994
- Also associated with the Civil Court of the City of New York in prior roles and has served in multiple judicial capacities across New York County and Bronx County
- Birth place: Jamaica

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/15077/carol-rosemarie-sharpe/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15077/carol-rosemarie-sharpe/)
- [Civil Court of the City of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15077/carol-rosemarie-sharpe/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15077/carol-rosemarie-sharpe/)

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## 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.