--- title: "David J. Kaplan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-j-kaplan" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # David J. Kaplan Bronx County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Bronx County Family Court - State: New York - Role: Family 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 on the Family Court of the City of New York (Bronx County), appointed in 2015 and reappointed for a term through 2035 - Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2015, Reappointed 2015 to 2025 - Supervising Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti, 2013 to 2015 - 2008–2015: Judge, New York City Housing Court (New York County), appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau; later held the role of supervising judge under Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti - Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau, 2008 to 2013 - Shaub, Abmuty, Citrin & Spratt LLP, Associate, Appellate Group, 2007 to 2008 - Senior Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Law Clerk, 2005 to 2007 - New York and Kings County Housing Courts, Court Attorney, 1999 to 2005 ### Education - Emory University School of Law — J.D. (1999) - B.A. — State University of New York College at Geneseo — 1996 ### Additional information - Reappointed, 2025 to 2035 - Re-appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti, 2013 to 2015 ## 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=Tu8FLoTnKwHTjyzqnJ_PLUS_c5Q%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Tu8FLoTnKwHTjyzqnJ_PLUS_c5Q%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Tu8FLoTnKwHTjyzqnJ_PLUS_c5Q%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. David Kaplan](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Tu8FLoTnKwHTjyzqnJ_PLUS_c5Q%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-j-kaplan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-j-kaplan", "name": "David J. Kaplan | KnowJudges", "description": "David J. Kaplan, Bronx County Family 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/david-j-kaplan#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-j-kaplan#judge", "name": "David J. 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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.