Karen Bacdayan at a glance
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- New York City Housing Court Judge
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- New York · State
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Karen Bacdayan
New York City Housing Court Judge · New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
Biography
Professional career
- Karen May Bacdayan is a judge in the Housing Court of the City of New York (Kings County), appointed in 2018 and currently serving a term through 2028
- New York City Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
Education
Additional information
- Appointment: By former Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks in 2018; reappointed for a term ending January 1, 2028
- Current assignment: Brooklyn Housing Part
- Born in the Philippines and of Igorot Tribe descent, her family originally lived in Bangaan, Sagada, Mountain Province, before moving to the U.S
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 (21 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
• All appearances are presumptively in person, unless a prior arrangement has been made with the court’s approval, or an order has been issued by the court pursuant to a formal ADA request.
Source page 1Adjournments
• All parties and attorneys must check in with court personnel upon arrival in the courtroom. If an attorney has not checked in by default time, even if their client has, their case will be dismissed, defaulted, marked off calendar, or adjourned in the court’s discretion at default time.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
• All emails to the court must contain in the subject line the caption of the case, the index number of the case, and the next court appearance date and time of the case.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
• Ex parte communications of any kind are strictly prohibited.
Source page 1Adjournments
• The court will not schedule an inquest if a review reveals the affidavit of service of the notice of petition and petition is defective. The case will be adjourned once, and if the respondent still does not appear, the case will be dismissed without prejudice.
Source page 2Adjournments
• Any stipulations filed on NYSCEF or left in the courtroom without consulting the court that specify an adjournment date will be given a date convenient for the court without consulting the parties unless the stipulation specifies that certain dates are not available for the parties.
Source page 2Filing and working copies
• Affirmations of otherwise engagement must be filed on NYSCEF. DO NOT CALL THE
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
• Unless a respondent declines to go through intake, the court will not amend the petition on the first appearance date (“new part”) to include subsequently accruing arrears.
Source page 2Motion practice
• If the parties intend to engage in motion practice, both parties must speak to the court regarding a briefing order. Stipulations containing a briefing schedule left in the part or filed on NYSCEF without approval from the judge will not be accepted and may be changed in the court’s discretion.
Source page 3Motion practice
• Motions must be omnibus unless procedurally not practical, and no further motions will be permitted. This means that the moving party shall request all relief available at the time of filing, even if in the alternative. This rule serves to promote judicial efficiency and avoids delays cause by piecemeal motion practice. For example, a pre-answer motion to dismiss should request, in the alternative, leave to serve an answer or an amended answer (with same attached) in the event the motion is not granted.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
• After a briefing schedule has been set, an email must be sent to the court at kbacdaya@nycourts.gov and also to the other party(ies) informing the court that motion, opposition, or reply papers have been filed on NYSCEF. This email address is to be used for no other purpose, unless the correspondence is initiated by the court, which correspondence will include all parties.
Source page 3Motion practice
• DO NOT SUBMIT A SINGLE PDF with affirmations and exhibits included for papers submitted on a motion. Each e-filed document must have its own, respective document number (e.g., Doc # 15, Notice of Motion; Doc #16, Memorandum of Law; Doc #17, Attorney Affirmation; Doc #18, Affidavit; Doc #19, Exhibit A; and Doc #20, Exhibit B). For the convenience of the court, if the motion is supported by a memorandum of law, the memorandum should precede the attorney affirmation and attached exhibits.
Source page 3Motion practice
• Oral argument is required unless the court decides to take the motion on submission.
Source page 3Motion practice
• Once motions reach oral argument, the court will not allow any further submissions. Letters to the court after oral argument or full submission about a pending, fully submitted motion will be rejected unless there has been a change in the law or the court requests such a submission.
Source page 3Adjournments
• All proposed stipulations of settlement must be submitted for review by the court. For in person appearances, parties must remain in the courthouse and available to the part until a proposed stipulation has been reviewed and “so ordered.” Failure to remain available until a stipulation has been reviewed and “so ordered” may result in adjournment of the case.
Source page 3Adjournments
• All stipulations must settle or otherwise dispose of any pending motions. For example, “the motion is adjourned,” or “petitioner’s motion is settled as follows.” If there is a pending motion that the parties do not address, the court will write into the stipulation that all pending
Source page 3Adjournments
• Discontinuance stipulations must vacate any existing judgment and/or warrant, or the court will do so by fiat.
Source page 4Courtroom conduct and technology
• Any “Jane Does” or “John Does” must be addressed in every stipulation.
Source page 4Adjournments
• In all nonpayment cases, petitioners must provide a hard copy of a breakdown with a zero balance for review by the court. Breakdowns may not be emailed to the court. Late and legal fees must be removed from any stipulation. If no zero-balance breakdown is provided for an initial settlement, the court will not so order the stipulation, and the case will be adjourned to the court’s next available date or marked off calendar.
Source page 4Motion practice
• Post-eviction stipulations must maintain all stays from the post-eviction order to show cause, including stays against renovations and alternations, not just re-letting. Post-eviction stipulations will be deemed to include these terms if not specifically addressed.
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
• All pre-trial conferences are conducted in person and the parties are sent directly to the trial part upon completion of the conference. A case will NOT be sent to trial unless petitioner has a zero-balance breakdown in the courtroom and, for rent stabilized tenancies, a current lease was in effect at the time the proceeding was commenced.
Source page 4Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 208 — Uniform Civil Rules New York City Civil Court
New York City Civil Court, Kings 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, Kings 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, Kings 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 ↗