--- title: "Steven Weissman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-weissman-ny-trial-83b4ab11" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Steven Weissman New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part · Judge ## Profile - Court: New York City Civil Court, Bronx 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 - Respected Bronx County Housing Court judge, appointed in 2008 and reappointed in 2013, with a career that included private practice, administrative law judging, and arbitration, before retiring in 2023 - Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau 2008 to 2013 reappointed, 2013 to 2018 - Partner at Weissman & Spickler (1988–1993) and Stern & Weissman (1979–1988) - Administrative Law Judge for the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (1985–1990) - Judge of the Housing Court of the City of New York (Bronx County) and is now retired ### Education ### Additional information - Appointment: Appointed by former Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau in 2008 and reappointed in 2013 - Current court assignment: New York City Housing Court, Bronx County - Weissman’s legal work spanned housing law, administrative law, and dispute resolution. - His tenure on the Bronx Housing Court bench involved adjudicating housing-related disputes in the Bronx, reflecting his expertise in housing law and administrative adjudication ## 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=oU75rCBMVFOTx4V0kLMUcQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=oU75rCBMVFOTx4V0kLMUcQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=oU75rCBMVFOTx4V0kLMUcQ%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=oU75rCBMVFOTx4V0kLMUcQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-weissman-ny-trial-83b4ab11", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-weissman-ny-trial-83b4ab11", "name": "Steven Weissman | KnowJudges", "description": "Steven Weissman, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part. 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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.