--- title: "Howard H. Sherman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-h-sherman-ny-trial-4027c654" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Howard H. Sherman Supreme Court, (Certificated), Bronx County · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, (Certificated), Bronx County - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2019-2021 - Justice, Supreme Court, (Certificated), Bronx County, Elected, 2007 to 2021 - 2007–2021: Elected justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court (12th Judicial District) - Justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court in New York’s 12th Judicial District, serving from 2007 until his mandatory retirement in 2021 - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2008-2018 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, New York, NY, 2000-2006 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, New York City, NY, 2000-2006 - 2000–2006: Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, and acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court - Supervising Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Bronx County, New York, NY, 1997-2006 - 1997–2006: Supervising Judge of the Housing Court, appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge - Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Bronx County, New York City, NY, 1999-1999 - Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Bronx County, New York, NY, 1987-1998 ### Education - University of Delaware — J.D. (1975) - CUNY Lehman College — B.A. (1971) ### Additional information - Practitioner, Finldestein, Borah, Schwartz, 1983-1987 - Practitioner, NYC Department of Housing and Preservation, New York City, NY, 1981-1983 - Practitioner, Bronx Legal Services, New York, NY, 1975-1981 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, (Certificated), Bronx County - Howard H. Sherman’s career spanned over three decades in New York’s judicial system, beginning in housing law and culminating in a long tenure on the Bronx County Supreme Court. ## 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=0dlY9ZtummtRufpryioGNw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=0dlY9ZtummtRufpryioGNw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=0dlY9ZtummtRufpryioGNw%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15080/howard-h-sherman/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=0dlY9ZtummtRufpryioGNw%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15080/howard-h-sherman/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-h-sherman-ny-trial-4027c654", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-h-sherman-ny-trial-4027c654", "name": "Howard H. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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. - [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.