--- title: "Clark V. Richardson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clark-v-richardson-ny-trial-62e9b158" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Clark V. Richardson Family Court of the City of New York, New York County · Judge ## Profile - Court: Family Court of the City of New York, New York County - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, New York City Family Court, NY, 2014-2024 - Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, New York County, Appointed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, 2004 to 2014 - Judge, New York City Family Court, New York, NY, 2004-2014 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, NY, 2000-2010 - Supervising Judge, New York City Family Court, New York, NY, 2000-2009 - From 2000 to 2009, he held the role of an Acting Supreme Court Justice and was the Supervising Judge in Bronx County Family Court. - Judge, New York City Family Court, New York, NY, 1995-2004 ### Education - Cornell University — J.D. (1980) - Yale University — B.A. (1977) - J.D. from Cornell Law School and his B.A. from Yale University ### Additional information - His resignation was part of a broader practice by the Commission, which has approved 131 permanent resignations under similar circumstances since 2003 - Re-appointed by Mayor Bill deBlasio, 2014 to 2024 - His resignation in 2023 due to health concerns concluded a distinguished career while highlighting the Commission’s role in maintaining public confidence in the judiciary while showing compassion for judges facing personal challenges - Joined the New York City Family Court in 1995. - Borough Chief, Bronx County Law Department, New York City Family Court, 1987-1994 - Practitioner, Law Department of the City of New York, New York City, NY, 1980-1987 - Current court assignment: Family Court of the City of New York, New York County - The Commission accepted a signed agreement outlining these terms, which Judge Richardson waived confidentiality to make public. - Judge Clark V. Richardson’s career spanned nearly three decades in New York City’s Family Court system, marked by leadership roles, contributions to child welfare, and service on multiple judicial committees. ## 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=4daGXjLTe2_PLUS_mmcMgouYW0g%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=4daGXjLTe2_PLUS_mmcMgouYW0g%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=4daGXjLTe2_PLUS_mmcMgouYW0g%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15035/clark-v-richardson/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=4daGXjLTe2_PLUS_mmcMgouYW0g%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15035/clark-v-richardson/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clark-v-richardson-ny-trial-62e9b158", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clark-v-richardson-ny-trial-62e9b158", "name": "Clark V. 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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.