--- title: "Jessica Bourbon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jessica-bourbon-nyc-civil-bronx-3cd4dcde" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Jessica Bourbon New York City Civil Court, Bronx County · New York City Civil Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Bronx County - State: New York - Role: New York City Civil Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Jessica I. Bourbon serves as a judge for the 1st Municipal Court District of the New York City Civil Court in Bronx County - Studies at New York Law School and has maintained her attorney registration in good standing, with her office located at 851 Grand Concourse, 5th Floor, Bronx, NY 10451 - Bar Registration Number: 4360111 Judge Jessica I. Bourbon is recognized for her ongoing service in the Bronx County Civil Court and her contributions to the New York legal system through her judicial role - Judge Bourbon ran as a Democratic Party candidate for the 1st Municipal Court District of the New York City Civil Court in Bronx County ### Education ### Additional information - She won the election in 2019, a race with no incumbents, and her results were officially certified - Jessica I. Bourbon was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2005 and is registered with the New York State Unified Court System. - Current assignment: Bronx County Civil Part - Her legal expertise includes civil law, and she has contributed to the legal field through her judicial service - She has been on the bench for over seven years, including prior judicial experience, and presides primarily over civil cases in the Supreme Court of Bronx County ## 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=aDNjex32Isx4PdeSEDmh6A%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=aDNjex32Isx4PdeSEDmh6A%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=aDNjex32Isx4PdeSEDmh6A%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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=aDNjex32Isx4PdeSEDmh6A%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jessica-bourbon-nyc-civil-bronx-3cd4dcde", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jessica-bourbon-nyc-civil-bronx-3cd4dcde", "name": "Jessica Bourbon | KnowJudges", "description": "Jessica Bourbon, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-208-uniform-civil-rules-new-york-city-civil-court). 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.