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Malikah Sherman
Judge · New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K, Marks, 2019 to 2024
- Judge in the Kings County Housing Court (Part C) of the Civil Court of the City of New York, recently reassigned by supervising Judge Kevin McClanahan due to concerns over delays in warrants and decisions
Education
Additional information
- In October 2023, supervising Judge Kevin McClanahan announced that Sherman had been reassigned to Trial Part P effective October 2, 2023, after the Kings County Housing Court Bar Association raised concerns about delays in issuing warrants and writing decisions.
- Current court assignment: Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County
- McClanahan took over Sherman’s former responsibilities and began an expedited review process to clear the backlog, reviewing and signing or declining all outstanding warrants
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 (8 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 in the part, including those for inquests and other hearings, are presumptively in-person. No litigant, attorney, or witness will be allowed to appear virtually, unless that individual has requested and received an ADA accommodation, or has expressly been given permission to appear virtually for a specific appearance by the Court.
Source page 1Remote appearances
If a party is appearing via the Microsoft Teams application, they must remain muted or silent until addressed by the Court to avoid interrupting the judge while on the record. There is no need to inform the Court of your arrival. The judge or court personnel will address all parties admitted from the virtual waiting room.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
Any emails to the Court should be directed to the Hon. Malikah Sherman’s court attorney, Leslie A. Granger, Esq. Please note that the Room 402 email address is not regularly monitored for communications from non-Court personnel, and emails sent there may not be seen in a timely fashion.
Source page 1Adjournments
Requests for adjournments due to unavailability or actual engagement should be made by affidavits and/or affirmations of unavailability filed with the Court.
Source page 1Adjournments
Court approval shall be required for all adjournments. Adjournments which are on consent of the parties should be memorialized in stipulations which designate the return date and time, and the reason for seeking the adjournment. Parties are advised to consult with Court personnel before selecting the date and time for the adjournment. Unavailable or unapproved dates will be rejected or changed by the Court. Stipulations should also state whether the adjournment is to be marked for trial or hearing on the return date when applicable.
Source page 2Adjournments
When adjourning with a motion practice schedule, all motions shall be fully briefed and filed at least seven (7) days prior to the return date.
Source page 2Motion practice
Motions seeking the entry of a judgment and/or issuance of a warrant on default must include a sworn statement, by an individual with personal knowledge, of whether Petitioner is aware of an application for rental assistance with the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) where a determination of eligibility or appeal is pending for the tenant of record or any occupant of the household. See also DRP-224.
Source page 2Motion practice
Motions made in proceedings without existing court dates should be made returnable on Wednesdays at 10:00 A.M. If the Court cannot accommodate the date and time selected by the movant, the proceeding will be administratively rescheduled and notice will be sent to the parties.
Source page 2Shared 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 ↗