--- title: "Malikah Sherman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/malikah-sherman-ny-trial-b62044c0" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Malikah Sherman New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part · Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part - State: New York - Role: 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, 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 ## 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=HXXeH3VEmupNff90fOpksA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=HXXeH3VEmupNff90fOpksA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=HXXeH3VEmupNff90fOpksA%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=HXXeH3VEmupNff90fOpksA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/malikah-sherman-ny-trial-b62044c0", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/malikah-sherman-ny-trial-b62044c0", "name": "Malikah Sherman | KnowJudges", "description": "Malikah Sherman, New York City Civil Court, Kings County, Housing Part. 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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. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Remote 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. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Communications 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. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments Requests for adjournments due to unavailability or actual engagement should be made by affidavits and/or affirmations of unavailability filed with the Court. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 1 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments 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. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Adjournments 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. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. 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/MSHERMAN.pdf) · Source page 2 · Collected 2026-10-27 #### Motion 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. 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/MSHERMAN.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.