--- title: "Jeffrey A. Gershuny | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gershuny" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jeffrey A. Gershuny New York County Criminal Court · Criminal Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York County Criminal Court - State: New York - Role: Criminal 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, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County, 2025 to Present - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2018 to Present - Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York (New York County), serving on the bench from 2025 to 2031, appointed by Mayor Eric Adams - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2019 to 2021, Re-appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, 2022 to 2031 - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 2024 to 2025 - Interim Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2018 to 2018 - NYS Unified Court System, Chief Counsel to the Administrative Judge, 2016 to 2018 - Chief Counsel to the Administrative Judge, NYC Criminal Court (2016–2018) - NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney, 2013 to 2018 - NYS Unified Court System, Supervising Court Attorney, 2006 to 2013 - Experienced New York judicial officer with a background in both court administration and trial law, now serving in New York County Criminal Court ### Education - M.B.A. — Hofstra University, Zarb School of Business — 2001 - Hofstra University Law School — J.D. (2001) ### Additional information - He previously served in Queens County Criminal Court (2019–2021) under Mayor Bill de Blasio and was reappointed in 2022 ## 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 ### electronic appearances Scope: statewide For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements. Evidence excerpt: For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically. [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=XQRLrwPzp34Jw1TWcHyNdQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=XQRLrwPzp34Jw1TWcHyNdQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=XQRLrwPzp34Jw1TWcHyNdQ%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) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Jeffrey A. Gershuny](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=XQRLrwPzp34Jw1TWcHyNdQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gershuny", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gershuny", "name": "Jeffrey A. Gershuny | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeffrey A. Gershuny, New York County Criminal 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/jeffrey-a-gershuny#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gershuny#judge", "name": "Jeffrey A. 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[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.