Clinton J. Guthrie at a glance
- Current role
- Housing Court Judge
- Court
- New York County Housing Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2024–present
Clinton J. Guthrie
Housing Court Judge · New York County Housing Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Neighborhood Office (Brooklyn, NY), Supervising Attorney, 2015 to 2019
- SRO Law Project, Goddard Riverside Community Center (New York, NY), Assistant Director/Staff Attorney, 2011 to 2015
- Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (Chicago, IL), Staff Attorney, 2005 to 2010
Judicial service
- Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2019 to 2024
- Judge, Housing Court, Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, Reappointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 2024 to 2029
Education
- University of Iowa · B.A., 2001
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law · J.D., 2004
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Evidence Presentation Control
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Sources
New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=u2c35H7lqCyYvMYLxjfg_PLUS_A%3D%3DPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=trueGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml