Enedina Pilar Sanchez at a glance
- Current role
- New York City Housing Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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Enedina Pilar Sanchez
New York City Housing Court Judge · New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
Biography
Professional career
- New York City Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
- Judge in the New York City Housing Court, with a career spanning both Bronx and Queens (and Kings) counties, and recognized as the first Cuban-American judge in the NYC Housing Court
Education
Additional information
- Appointment: Appointed by former Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks in 2020; most recent term began in 2024 and runs through 2029
- Current assignment: Brooklyn Housing Part
- Early Career: held the role of a Housing Court judge in Bronx County for several years before moving to Queens
- Enjoys flamenco dancing in her free time
- Notable: First Cuban-American judge in NYC Housing Court; past board member of the Latino Judges Association
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
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (6 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Adjournments
1. All parties and counsel must check in with court personnel upon arrival in the Part. Cases will be dismissed, defaulted or adjourned in the Court’s discretion if the party or counsel does not check in or return to the Part within one hour from the assigned court time to address the matter. Default calendar call will be at 11:00 AM, except on Mondays.
Source page 1Adjournments
2. All adjournments regarding a hearing, an inquest, or a continued matter from Part B must be approved by the court.
Source page 1Adjournments
3. All cases scheduled for inquest must be ready on the inquest date. Inquest will be held on either Tuesday or Wednesday. If the party is not ready to proceed with the inquest, it may be adjourned up to two times. The third time the matter is not ready to proceed, the case may be dismissed, at the Court’s discretion.
Source page 1Adjournments
4. All non-payment proceedings must have a printed “zero” balance rent breakdown/history on the court date. All repairs must be listed with access dates and completion time. Repairs referenced in an early stipulation must reflect a completion date consistent with the earlier stipulation. Effective August 3, 2026, failure to provide a proper rent ledger may result in dismissal or adjournment of the proceeding.
Source page 1Motion practice
5. A party or counsel may request a conference with the court or with the court attorney, or may indicate readiness to argue a motion by notifying the court clerk. All motions are to be argued, unless litigants request permission to have their motion marked submitted.
Source page 1Adjournments
6. Pursuant to RPAPL Section 746, all proposed stipulations with an unrepresented litigant must be submitted for review. Parties must remain in the courthouse and available to the Part until the proposed stipulation has been reviewed and approved by the Court. Failure to remain available until a stipulation has been reviewed may result in a dismissal, a default or an adjournment, at the Court's discretion.
Source page 1Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 208 — Uniform Civil Rules New York City Civil Court
New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
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
New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
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 City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
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 July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System 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 ↗