Crystal R. Villasenor at a glance
- Current role
- Family Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2034
Crystal R. Villasenor
Family Court Judge · New York County Family Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, New York County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 2025 to Present
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, Elected, 2025 to 2034
- Crystal R. Villaseñor is a Democratic Party judge elected in 2024 to New York County Civil Court, serving as an Acting Justice in Manhattan Family Court, and is among the first Mexican Americans to serve on NYC’s Civil Court
- NYS Unified Court System, Associate Court Attorney, Bronx Criminal Court, 2023 to 2024
- The Law Office of Jack L. Glasser, P.C. Of Counsel, 2016
- The Law Office of Glasser & McGuire, PLLC, Associate 2011 to 2015
Education
- Florida Coastal School of Law — J.D. (2010)
- Johnson & Wales University — B.S. (2006)
Additional information
- NYS Unified Court System, Special Master, Supreme Court New York County, 2022
- The Law Office of Crystal R. Villasenor, PLLC, Principal, 2017 to 2022
- Graduate of the Florida Coastal School of Law
- Assigned as an Acting Justice in Manhattan Family Court, presiding over Child Protection, Custody, Visitation, and Family Offense cases
- Before her judicial appointment, Villaseñor held the role of an Associate Court Attorney in Bronx County Criminal Court under Hon.
- She has also served on the Diversity Committee for the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.
- Villaseñor is Vice President of the New York Women’s Bar Association and co-chair of its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Civil Courts, and Summer Program committees.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
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 obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
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.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 205 — Uniform Rules Family Court
New York County Family Court
Family Court proceedings
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York County Family Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York County Family Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗