--- title: "Jonathan H. Shim | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-h-shim" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jonathan H. Shim New York County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York County Family Court - State: New York - Role: Family 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 of the Family Court of the City of New York (New York County), appointed in 2018 and currently serving a term through 2031 - Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, New York County, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2021 to 2028 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2018, Re-appointed 2019, 2020 and 2021 - Judge, Family Court of the City of New York, New York County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2018 - Appointed: Initially appointed to the Civil Court of the City of New York in 2018 by Mayor Bill de Blasio; later designated to the Family Court by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks ### Education - Albany Law School — J.D. (1993) ### Additional information - Re-designated, 2019, 2020 and 2021 - Private Practice, Attorney - Founded his own practice focusing on family law, but found it emotionally taxing due to its financial and adversarial nature ## 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=ieOqZBid5AYi7PvzwbHaLw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ieOqZBid5AYi7PvzwbHaLw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ieOqZBid5AYi7PvzwbHaLw%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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Jonathan H. Shim](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ieOqZBid5AYi7PvzwbHaLw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-h-shim", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-h-shim", "name": "Jonathan H. Shim | KnowJudges", "description": "Jonathan H. Shim, New York County Family 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/jonathan-h-shim#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-h-shim#judge", "name": "Jonathan H. 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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.