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Debra Silber
Justice · Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, Private Practice, 1983-1997
- Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term
- Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term, Elected, 2016 to 2026
Judicial service
- Judge, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 1988-1988
- Commissioner, N.Y.C. Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York, NY, 1992-1996
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, New York, NY, 1998-1998
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2004-2007
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, New York, NY, 2007-2008
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2008-2017
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2009-2015
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2016-2029
Education
- New York University · BA, 1975
- UC Law San Francisco · JD, 1982
Personal record
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 ↗
Sources
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · 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 · 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 · checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗