Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Civil Court of the City of New (New York County),

Biography

The Hon. Elizabeth Y. Shamahs is a judge on the Civil Court of the City of New York in New York County. Shamahs was elected to the Civil Court bench on November 5, 2024.

Prior to her election, she served as deputy chief court attorney for the New York County Supreme Court, a position she was named to in 2023. Before that, Shamahs served the New York County Supreme Court as a special referee (2019 to 2023) and spent over twenty years working as a support magistrate (1998 to 2019) for the Kings County Family Court in the 2nd Judicial District of New York.

Shamahs earned a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She then completed a J.D. at Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, in 1990. She was admitted to practice in Connecticut (1990) and New York (1992).

She is registered as a Democrat.

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Conigliaro, Justin v. Mabrie, Jenni

On July 31, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jul 31, 2023

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JIANG, JING CHENG v. WANG, TONGPING

On January 25, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 25, 2023

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WANG, YANZHU v. LIN, CHANGCHENG

On January 20, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 20, 2023

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MATO, NATALIIA v. BEDNARSKYI, IVAN

On January 17, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 17, 2023

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CHEN, ZJEM CHI v. SHI, XIAOHONG

On January 10, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 10, 2023

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CAO, XIAO HONG v. LI, XING

On January 9, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 09, 2023

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PAN, TING v. CHEN, TIANZHU

On January 9, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 09, 2023

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RODRIGUEZ, FELIPE v. MCDANIELS, JARVIS DERELL

On January 6, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 06, 2023

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LIU, JINJUI v. ZHANG, YONGQING

On January 3, 2023 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Jan 03, 2023

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Sep 06, 2024

LIM-CHILLEMI, OK KYUNG v. CHILLEMI, CRAIG JOSEPH

On December 29, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 29, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

AN, SIQI v. FENG, ZHUQIN

On December 23, 2022 a mat-contested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 23, 2022

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Closed

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Apr 17, 2025

JIN, XIAOLONG v. WU, JIANYU

On December 22, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 22, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

HOO, YEE FEI v. SHU, LINA

On December 22, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 22, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

CHEN, LINGFENG v. GAO, XIONG WEI

On December 22, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 22, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

KIM, ALEXANDER v. OGAY, TATYANA V.

On December 20, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 20, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

TIGRE, RAFAEL M. v. MURILLO, MONICA

On December 20, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 20, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

LIN, XIU FENG v. LIN, JIUZHUO

On December 19, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 19, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

WU, MEIYAN v. CHEN, WENQING

On December 16, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 16, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

GONZALEZ, SHAUNTEL G. v. GONZALEZ, DAVID

On December 15, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 15, 2022

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Sep 06, 2024

CHAN, CUI CHANG v. XU, PENGJIE

On December 5, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 05, 2022

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Closed

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Sep 06, 2024

BALBUENA, ARACELIS R. v. REYES RODRIGUEZ, MARIO ARISTIDE

On December 5, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 05, 2022

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Closed

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Sep 06, 2024

NOEL, MICHELLE v. NOEL, JAHMIL

On December 2, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Dec 02, 2022

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Closed

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Sep 06, 2024

DAMRONGPIWAT, PICHAYA v. FISCH-LEWIS, NOAH OLIVER

On November 28, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Nov 28, 2022

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Closed

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Sep 06, 2024

BRODZELI, LEVANI v. MORGAN, LIKA

On November 25, 2022 a mat-uncontested case was filed in the jurisdiction of New York County. Judge Elizabeth Y. Shamahs presiding.

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Nov 25, 2022

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Closed

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About

Elizabeth Y. Shamahs
Party Affiliation Democrat	Democrat
Current Appointment Civil Court of the City of New (New York County)	Civil Court of the City of New (New York County)
Election/Appointment November 5, 2024 - Civil Court of the City of New York (New York County)	November 5, 2024 - Civil Court of the City of New York (New York County)
Previous Appointment Family Court of the City of New York (Kings County)	Family Court of the City of New York (Kings County)
Education J.D., Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - 1990 Bachelor's degree, State University of New York at Stony Brook	J.D., Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - 1990 Bachelor's degree, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Official Website ww2.nycourts.gov	ww2.nycourts.gov

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Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:	NY - Civil Court of the City of New (New York County)
Previous Court:	NY - Family Court of the City of New York (Kings County)
Clerk phone:	+1 (646) 386-5730

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Support Magistrate	Kings County Family Court	Kings County, New York
Special Referee	New York County Supreme Court	New York County, New York
Deputy Chief Court Attonrey	New York County Supreme Court	New York County, New York
Judge	Civil Court of the City of New York	New York County, New York