--- title: "Shorab Ibrahim | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shorab-ibrahim" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Shorab Ibrahim Queens County Housing Court · Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Queens County Housing Court - State: New York - Role: Housing 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, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2018 to 2023 - Law Office of Stuart Jacobs, Senior Associate, 2003 to 2018 ### Education - Hofstra University School of Law — J.D. (2002) - B.S. — John Jay College of Criminal Justice — 1999 ### Additional information - In a December 2025 decision in Shoreview Holdings, LLC v. - In 2019, Judge Ibrahim was honored at the AABANY’s annual Judges’ Reception, which celebrated newly inducted, elevated, and retiring judges, particularly those of Asian Pacific American heritage. - Judge Shorab Ibrahim presides over cases in the Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, including matters such as holdover proceedings under the Good Cause Eviction Law (GCEL). - His assignments may include trial, motion, and resolution parts in housing-related cases, as is typical for NYC Housing Court judges - While specific biographical details are not widely published, Judge Ibrahim is noted in professional directories such as for his judicial work. - He is also recognized in the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) as one of the judges honored during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, reflecting his contributions to the judiciary and diversity on the bench - This recognition underscores his role in promoting diversity and inclusion within the New York legal 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=kcf4iIxvReH4rma/Oq65ew%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=kcf4iIxvReH4rma/Oq65ew%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=kcf4iIxvReH4rma/Oq65ew%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. Shorab Ibrahim](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=kcf4iIxvReH4rma/Oq65ew%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shorab-ibrahim", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shorab-ibrahim", "name": "Shorab Ibrahim | KnowJudges", "description": "Shorab Ibrahim, Queens County Housing Court. 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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.