Appointed By: Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks
The Hon. Jean T. Schneider is a judge for the New York City Housing Court in New York County. Schneider was initially appointed to the bench by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman in 1997 and 2008. She was subsequently re-appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti in 2012 and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks in 2017.
During her tenure on the bench, Schneider was selected to selected to serve as its supervising judge in 2009. Three years later, she was assigned to the New York City Housing Court in Kings County, where she served as supervising judge until 2015. At that time, she became the citywide supervising judge of the New York City Housing Court.
Schneider earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1973. Then, in 1977, she completed a J.D. at Yale Law School.
After graduating from law school, Schneider began her legal career as a staff attorney with the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services in 1977. Four years later, she moved to the Legal Aid Society, where she practiced as a staff attorney until 1984. She then joined the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, District 65-UAW. She served as president for three years before returning to the Legal Aid Society in 1987. She stayed with the Legal Aid Society until her appointment to the bench in 1997.
| Current Appointment Housing Court of the City of New York (New York County), Department Part P | Housing Court of the City of New York (New York County), Department Part P |
| Previous Appointment Housing Court of the City of New York (Kings County) | Housing Court of the City of New York (Kings County) |
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Education
J.D., Yale Law School - 1977 B.A., Swarthmore College - 1973 |
J.D., Yale Law School - 1977 B.A., Swarthmore College - 1973 |
| Current Court: | NY - Housing Court of the City of New York (New York County) |
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| Previous Court: | NY - Housing Court of the City of New York (Kings County) |
| Clerk phone: | +1 (646) 386-5263 |
| Courtroom: | +1 (644) 386-5547 |
| Role | Employer | Where |
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| Staff Attorney | Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services Corp. | Kings County, New York |
| Supervising Judge | New York City Housing Court | Kings County, New York |
| Supervising Judge | New York City Housing Court | New York County, New York |
| Supervising Attorney | The Legal Aid Society | |
| President | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys | |
| Staff Attorney | The Legal Aid Society |
NPR: 'Someone to Speak for You': Low-Income Tenants Get Lawyers for Housing Court
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Judges Ottley and Schneider Honored During Women's History Month
New York State Unified Court System: Hon. Jean T. Schneider
Ballotpedia: Jean T. Schneider
The New York Times: Where Brooklyn Tenants Plead the Case for Keeping Their Homes
Poverty Justice Solutions: In Conversation with Judge Jean Schneider
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Housing Court Bar Association to Honor Pair of Judges at Annual Dinner
WNYC: With More Lawyers for Tenants, City Says Evictions Are Dropping
New York State Citywide Association of Law Assistants: Jean Schneider
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