John Lansden at a glance
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- New York City Housing Court Judge
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John Lansden
New York City Housing Court Judge · New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
Biography
Professional career
- John S. Lansden is the Supervising Judge for the Queens County Housing Court in New York City, appointed in 2018, with over 24 years of judicial service
- New York City Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
- Also the Supervising Judge for the Queens Housing Court
Education
Additional information
- Recent appointment: Reappointed in 2018 by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks
- Current assignment: Queens County Housing Part
- Judge Lansden presides over civil and housing cases in the Housing Court of the City of New York (Queens County), Department of Trial, Room 201.
- Notable tenure: Served in nearly every borough’s housing court before becoming a supervising judge
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 (8 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Conferences and appearances
1. All parties/attorneys are required to check in with the Clerk/Court Officer upon entering the Part. There will be no roll or calendar call. Neither attorneys nor parties are permitted to “call out” for the other side. Only court personnel may call out in the courtroom.
Source page 1Adjournments
2. Service may not answer in Part P on behalf of a party to request an adjournment, nor may they appear before the Court on any matter scheduled in Part P. A representative of a party, other than an attorney, may not answer or appear on behalf of any party other than to present an affidavit of unavailability or make an application.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
3. All proceedings shall be conferenced by the Court between the parties before a trial date will be given. If both sides are ready and the Court is available, trial may be held the same day as the conference. If the parties are discussing settlement, they must appear before the Court and inform the Court of same. The parties shall inform the Court of the status of the settlement discussions within thirty (30) minutes thereof.
Source page 1Adjournments
4. Defaults on adjourned trials/hearings will be taken 30 minutes after the calendared time in Part P. Defaults on all other matters will be taken one (1) hour after the calendared time. At default times, Court personnel will call those matters for which only one party checked in or answered. In the event the party who has not checked in or answered does not respond to Court personnel, a default will be taken against them.
Source page 1Adjournments
5. Parties may NOT adjourn trials or hearings by stipulation. An application to the Court must be made. Adjournments will only be granted where an emergency has arisen which prevents either counsel, a litigant or a witness from appearing in Court.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
6. Every stipulation of settlement in a nonpayment proceeding must provide a breakdown of the arrears alleged owed. If the tenant intends to seek assistance from DSS, said breakdown shall contain a listing of the actual months for which the tenant or agency failed to pay rent. A “first in first out” breakdown will not be accepted.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
7. Every stipulation of settlement, where repairs was raised as an issue, shall contain a list of the alleged repairs required with access arrangements or a statement that no repairs are needed.
Source page 1Motion practice
8. All Motions/Orders to Show Cause applications filed prior to the pre-trial conference will be returned to the Resolution Part. After a pre-trial conference, all relief must be sought in the form of an Order to Show Cause, submitted at least ten (10) business days prior to the trial date. The Order to Show Cause application must include a sworn statement as to why the relief was not sought prior to the pre-trial conference, in addition to the necessary documentary exhibits and Affirmations/Affidavits in support of the order to show cause.
Source page 1Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 208 — Uniform Civil Rules New York City Civil Court
New York City Civil Court, Queens 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, Queens 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, Queens 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 ↗