Judge Taisha L. Chambers: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Taisha L. Chambers is a judge for the Civil Court of the City of New York in Bronx County. She was elected to the bench in 2022.

Prior to her election, Chambers worked as an attorney for the New York State Unified Court System since 2016. She began as a court attorney for the Civil Court of the City of New York in Bronx County before quickly becoming a principal court attorney at the Harlem Community Justice Center in New York County in 2017. Later that same year, Chambers began a five-year stint as a principal law clerk for the New York County Supreme Court, a position she maintained until her election to the bench.

Before that, she spent almost six years as a trial attorney at The Children’s Law Center (2010 to 2015), where her caseload included custody, visitation, guardianship, paternity, family offense, integrated domestic violence, adoption, and child protective family court proceedings.

Chambers received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Iona University in 2004. She then completed a J.D. at Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, in 2008. While a law student, Chambers interned at the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (2007) and served as a law clerk with the Cumberland County Public Defender’s Office (2007 to 2008).

She began her legal career as a judicial law clerk with the Superior Court of New Jersey before joining The Children’s Law Center in 2010. During her tenure there, her work focused on abuse and neglect proceedings.

Her memberships include the Bronx County Bar Association, the Bronx Women's Bar Association, and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. Chambers has also been an active member of the Bronx Community Board #10.

She is registered as a Democrat.