--- title: "Sherveal R. Mimes | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherveal-r-mimes" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Sherveal R. Mimes Kings County Civil Court · Civil Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Kings County Civil Court - State: New York - Role: Civil 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 of the New York City Civil Court for Kings County (Brooklyn) and is currently running for New York Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District in the 2026 general election - Judge, Civil Court, Kings County, 2025 to 2032 - Karpenko (2025 NY Slip Op 51714), Mimes ruled that a Civil Court dismissal for “failure to prosecute” under State Supreme Court rules does not apply to self-represented plaintiffs in Civil Court, as the clerk must place such cases on the trial calendar by law - Judge, New York City Criminal Court, Kings County, Elected, 2022 to 2024 - NYS Unified Court System, Principal Court Attorney, 2009 to 2022 - Assignment: Assigned to the Brooklyn Civil Part; also serves as an acting Supreme Court justice in some cases - Position: Judge, New York City Civil Court, Kings County (Brooklyn Civil Part) ### Education - University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law — J.D. (2008) ### Additional information ## 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=48g88LsiLSdPXeB90u3tCg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=48g88LsiLSdPXeB90u3tCg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=48g88LsiLSdPXeB90u3tCg%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. Sherveal R. Mimes](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=48g88LsiLSdPXeB90u3tCg%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherveal-r-mimes", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherveal-r-mimes", "name": "Sherveal R. Mimes | KnowJudges", "description": "Sherveal R. Mimes, Kings County Civil Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherveal-r-mimes#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherveal-r-mimes#judge", "name": "Sherveal R. 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[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.