--- title: "Krzysztof Lach | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/krzysztof-lach-nyc-civil-bronx-3971c716" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Krzysztof Lach New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part · New York City Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Bronx 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 - Judge in the Housing Court of the City of New York (Bronx County), appointed in 2017 as the first Polish judge to serve in New York City - New York City Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part ### Education ### Additional information - In early 2026, he was reported to have 58 eviction cases scheduled on a single calendar day, reflecting the court’s heavy workload and the “cattle call” nature of Bronx housing proceedings. - Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks in 2017, marking a historic milestone as the first Polish judge in NYC. - Current assignment: Bronx County Housing Part - Also a past president of the Parish Pastoral Council of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Greenpoint, NY - Judge Lach’s docket is among the busiest in the Bronx Housing Court. - Judge Lach presides over cases in Part K of the Housing Court of the City of New York, which handles eviction and housing-related matters in Bronx County. ## 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=a4Q0BbTi72Qvm9ouhqcfCQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=a4Q0BbTi72Qvm9ouhqcfCQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=a4Q0BbTi72Qvm9ouhqcfCQ%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=a4Q0BbTi72Qvm9ouhqcfCQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/krzysztof-lach-nyc-civil-bronx-3971c716", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/krzysztof-lach-nyc-civil-bronx-3971c716", "name": "Krzysztof Lach | KnowJudges", "description": "Krzysztof Lach, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part. 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[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.