Judge Kevin C. McClanahan: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Kevin C. McClanahan is a judge for the Housing Court of the City of New York in Kings County. McClanahan was appointed to the Housing Court bench by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman in 2002 and reappointed in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022.

While on the bench, McClanahan was named supervising judge of Housing Court in Kings County in 2025.

Prior to his appointment, McClanahan was an associate court attorney for the Civil Court of the City of New York. Over the course of his legal career, he also spent time as a project coordinator for Legal Outreach and as an associate at Paul, Hastings Janofsky & Walker.

McClanahan earned a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Michigan School of Law in 1989. He was admitted to practice in New York (1990) and Connecticut (1990).

McClanahan was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In his free time, he has pastored a non-denominational church in New York City. McClanahan has also authored two books, including a collection of short stories.