--- title: "Karen Bacdayan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karen-bacdayan-nyc-civil-kings-7d76c9ed" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Karen Bacdayan New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part · New York City Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part - State: New York - Role: New York City Housing 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 - 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 ## 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=uME8WrjBN1sWkyVlZhQlgw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=uME8WrjBN1sWkyVlZhQlgw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=uME8WrjBN1sWkyVlZhQlgw%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=uME8WrjBN1sWkyVlZhQlgw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karen-bacdayan-nyc-civil-kings-7d76c9ed", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karen-bacdayan-nyc-civil-kings-7d76c9ed", "name": "Karen Bacdayan | KnowJudges", "description": "Karen Bacdayan, New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part. 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See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Conferences 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Communications with chambers • Ex parte communications of any kind are strictly prohibited. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Filing and working copies • Affirmations of otherwise engagement must be filed on NYSCEF. DO NOT CALL THE See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Conferences 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Communications 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion practice • Oral argument is required unless the court decides to take the motion on submission. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • 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 See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 3 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • Discontinuance stipulations must vacate any existing judgment and/or warrant, or the court will do so by fiat. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 4 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Courtroom conduct and technology • Any “Jane Does” or “John Does” must be addressed in every stipulation. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 4 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 4 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 4 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Conferences 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. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFs/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/KBacdaya.pdf) · Source page 4 · Collected 2026-10-27 ### Shared court rules - [22 NYCRR Part 208 — Uniform Civil Rules New York City Civil Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-00f2d08e4f52c6cb4937) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [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.