Appointed By: Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks
The Hon. Enedina Pilar Sanchez is a judge for the Housing Court of the City of New York in Queens County. She was appointed to the bench by former Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti in 2014.
Sanchez began as a judge for the Housing Court in Bronx County for several years before her appointment to a seat in Queens County by former Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks in 2020.
She earned a B.A. from the City College of New York in 1982. Sanchez then completed a J.D. at Albany Law School in 1985.
Over the course of her legal career, she handled housing law matters at Legal Services in South Jersey before entering private practice, where she specialized in housing law matters. During that time, Sanchez practiced at a small boutique firm before establishing her own solo practice.
Sanchez was the first Cuban-American to serve as a judge in the New York City Housing Court.
She is a past board member of the Latino Judges Association.
Sanchez and her husband have two grown daughters. In her free time, she enjoys flamenco dancing.
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