--- title: "Lillian Wan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lillian-wan-15147" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Lillian Wan New York Court of Claims · Judge ## Profile - Court: New York Court of Claims - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2018-present - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2020-2035 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2018-2020 - Judge, New York City Family Court, Kings County, New York City, NY, 2013-2018 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, New York City, NY, 2012-2012 - Judge, New York City Family Court, Bronx County, New York City, NY, 2012-2012 - Court Attorney-Referee, NYS Unified Court System, Surrogate's Court, NY, 2009-2012 - Associate Justice of the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, and the first Asian American woman appointed to that court, as well as the first Asian American elected to Brooklyn’s Supreme Court ### Education - Albany Law School — J.D. ### Additional information - Appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul on May 25, 2022 to the Appellate Division, Second Department. - Executive Agency Counsel, New York City Administration for Children's Services, New York, NY, 2000-2009 - Before her appointment to the bench, Wan worked as executive agency counsel for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, and was a court attorney and referee in Surrogate’s Court. - BA — SUNY at Binghamton - Justice Wan has chaired the Family Court and Family Law Committee at the NYC Bar, served on its Nominating Committee, and led the Judiciary Subcommittee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. - She is the Immediate Past President of the Asian American Judges Association of New York and currently co‐chairs the statewide Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics for the NYS Unified Court System New York State Unified Court System ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/15147/lillian-wan/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15147/lillian-wan/) - [New York Court of Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15147/lillian-wan/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15147/lillian-wan/) - [Lillian Wan](https://ballotpedia.org/Lillian_Wan) - [Lillian Wan (New York State Court of Claims, NYC Family ...](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15147/lillian-wan) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lillian-wan-15147", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lillian-wan-15147", "name": "Lillian Wan | KnowJudges", "description": "Lillian Wan, New York Court of Claims. 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Preserve the applicable department rules. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/Practice&Procedures/rules.shtml). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 206 — Uniform Rules Court Claims](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-319c3a2b568bb82e1cf6) — Court of Claims actions and proceedings [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-206-uniform-rules-court-claims). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Appellate Division, Second Department — 22 NYCRR Part 670](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-5535b895773568694ec6) — Second Judicial Department Appellate Division proceedings only. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD2/pdf/Local_Rules.pdf). 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.