Judge Christel Fleur Garland: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Christel Fleur Garland is a judge for the Housing Court of the City of New York in Bronx County. She was appointed to the bench by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks in 2018.

Garland received a B.A. in criminology from the City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in 2003. She then completed a J.D. at the City University of New York School of Law in 2009. She was admitted to practice in New York (2010) and New Jersey (2009).

Garland began her legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Superior Court of New Jersey before joining the New York State Unified Court System in 2011, where she worked for the next seven years. During that time, Garland served as a trial part court attorney (2011 to 2013), a trial part senior court attorney (2013 to 2017), and a trial part associate court attorney (2017 to 2018).

She supplemented her work there as an arbitrator for the Harlem Community Court and the New York County Civil Court. Garland also served as a court attorney to the supervising judge of both the Kings County and New York County Housing Courts.

Her memberships include the National Association of Women Judges, the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, and the Tribune Society.