--- title: "Kisha L. Miller | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kisha-l-miller" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kisha L. Miller New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part · Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part - State: New York - Role: Housing 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, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2021 to 2026 - Bronx County Housing Court judge presiding over residential summary proceedings, appointed for a term from 2021 to 2026 - NYS Unified Court System, Court Attorney Series, 1998 to 2021 - Rodman & Campbell, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1998 to 1998 ### Education - University of Miami, School of Law — J.D. (1997) - Syracuse University — B.A. (1993) ### Additional information - Most recently appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge of the State of New York for a five‐year term beginning in 2021 and ending in 2026. - Judge Miller’s profile indicates she handles cases in these areas, with a focus on residential disputes - Her cases include matters such as Bravo v. - Court Rules: She follows the Resolution Part Rules, which require attorneys to be familiar with case facts and procedural posture, and to appear in person unless formally excused ## 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=ZPlJRYvLzQpUnS8tMb3LqA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ZPlJRYvLzQpUnS8tMb3LqA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ZPlJRYvLzQpUnS8tMb3LqA%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. Kisha L. Miller](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ZPlJRYvLzQpUnS8tMb3LqA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kisha-l-miller", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kisha-l-miller", "name": "Kisha L. Miller | KnowJudges", "description": "Kisha L. Miller, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kisha-l-miller#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kisha-l-miller#judge", "name": "Kisha L. 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[Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Conferences and appearances • The court will not respond to email requests by attorneys to appear virtually for an in-person appearance. Parties are expected to know whether an appearance is scheduled for an in-person or virtual date. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • All stipulations adjourning a proceeding must be approved by the court. Any stipulation uploaded to NYSCEF adjourning a proceeding, without the court’s prior approval, will not be accepted and may be subject to change at 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/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • Parties must not email the court to request an adjournment unless it involves an emergency (i.e., illness). See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion practice • Parties may not set a briefing schedule unless it has been approved by the court. Any stipulations containing a motion briefing schedule that has not been approved by the court, including any agreement uploaded to NYSCEF, will not be accepted and may be subject to change at 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/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • If a motion is scheduled for oral argument, both sides must be thoroughly familiar with the issues and prepared to address questions by the court. The court, at its discretion, may adjourn any motion where the parties are not adequately prepared for argument. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments • In all nonpayment cases, petitioners must provide a breakdown with a zero balance. If none is available, the court may adjourn the proceeding to the next available court date. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Filing and working copies • If repairs are an issue, the stipulation must include a list of alleged repairs, access dates and times, and completion dates. If during allocution, a self-represented litigant raises an issue of conditions and the stipulation does not list repairs, the court will add the repairs to the stipulation if conditions are raised in the answer and opposing cannot be located after submission of the stipulation. See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding. [Official rules document](https://www.nycourts.gov/COURTS/nyc/housing/Judge/partrules/MKisha.pdf) · Source page 2 · 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.