--- title: "Tracy E. Ferdinand | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tracy-e-ferdinand" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Tracy E. Ferdinand New York County Housing Court · Housing Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New York 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 - Public payroll records indicate that Judge Ferdinand has held the role of a Housing Court Judge in New York City since 2022, with prior roles including Court Attorney in the NYC Civil Court in 2021. - Tracy Erica Ferdinand is a registered attorney in New York County Civil Court, admitted in 1991 to Brooklyn Law School, and currently affiliated with the Civil Court of New York County. - Judge Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks 2022 to 2027 - NYS Unified Court System Court Attorney 2012 to 2021 - Office of Court Administration), Judge Ferdinand was named as a defendant in her official capacity as a Housing Court Judge ### Education - Brooklyn Law School — J.D. (1991) - B.A. — State University of New York at Buffalo — 1988 ### Additional information - As of February 2026, Judge Ferdinand presides over civil cases in the Housing Court of New York County. - Most recently appointed by a Chief Administrative Judge for a term beginning in 2022 and ending in 2026. - This registration reflects her legal background before and during her judicial service - Also listed in the NYC Civil Court Judges directory, which notes that many civil court judges are elected to 10‐year terms and may be assigned to multiple courts ## 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=G6cs3HAWm7NtSaLqt6J4mA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=G6cs3HAWm7NtSaLqt6J4mA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=G6cs3HAWm7NtSaLqt6J4mA%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. Tracy E. Ferdinand](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=G6cs3HAWm7NtSaLqt6J4mA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tracy-e-ferdinand", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tracy-e-ferdinand", "name": "Tracy E. Ferdinand | KnowJudges", "description": "Tracy E. Ferdinand, New York County Housing 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/tracy-e-ferdinand#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tracy-e-ferdinand#judge", "name": "Tracy E. 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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.