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Debra Silber
Justice · Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2016-2029
- Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term, Elected, 2016 to 2026
- Retired Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (Kings County, Brooklyn), serving from 2015 until her retirement in 2024
- From 2012 to 2017, Silber was an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, teaching “Law and the Human Body”
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2008-2017
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2009-2015
- Before that, she held the role of a judge on the New York City Civil Court from 1998 to 2015, and was designated to the Criminal Court of New York County (1998), Family Court of Kings County (2004–2007), and Richmond County Supreme Court (2007–2008).
- She also held the role of an acting justice in 2009 and was assigned to the Civil Term in Kings County
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, New York, NY, 2007-2008
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2004-2007
- Brooklyn Civil Court judge, first elected in 1997 and re-elected in 2007
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 1998-1998
- Judge, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 1988-1988
Education
- B.S. from New York University (1975) and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1982).
- New York University — B.A. (1975)
Additional information
- Elected to the Kings County Supreme Court on November 3, 2015 without opposition.
- Practitioner, Private Practice, 1983-1997
- Commissioner, N.Y.C. Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York, NY, 1992-1996
- focusing on real estate, wills, and estates, and held the role of a commissioner for the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (1992–1996)
- She was admitted to the New York Bar in 1983 and the California Bar in 1984.
- JD — UC Law San Francisco — 1982
- Before joining the bench, she worked in private legal practice for 14 years
- Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term
- Over her 26-year judicial career, she presided over civil trials, custody and visitation cases, protection orders, adoptions, guardianships, and domestic violence court matters
- Birth place: Brooklyn, New York City, NY
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 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term
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
Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term
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 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
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View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗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 ↗