Eric Friedman
(212) 382-6754
efriedman@nycbar.org
New York City Bar Rates General Election Candidates For
District Attorney, Supreme Court, and Civil Court in New York City
New York, October 27, 2009 - The New York City Bar has evaluated candidates running in the November 3rd general elections for District Attorney, Supreme Court, and Civil Court in all five counties in New York City.
In examining candidates for the judiciary, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Association seeks to determine whether the candidate possesses the requisite qualifications for judicial office, such as integrity, impartiality, intellectual ability, knowledge of the law, industriousness, and judicial demeanor and temperament.
The Committee advances two ratings: Approved and Not Approved. Candidates rated Approved have affirmatively demonstrated qualifications necessary for the performance of the duties of the court for which they are being considered.
Bronx County
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Supreme Court |
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Sharon A.M. Aarons |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that she possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which she is a candidate |
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Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that she possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which she is a candidate |
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Lucindo Suarez |
Approved |
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Kenneth Thompson, Jr. |
Approved |
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Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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Ruben Franco |
Approved |
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Stanley Green |
Approved |
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Marcos A. Pagan III |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which he is a candidate |
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Charles F. Taibi |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which he is a candidate |
Kings County
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District Attorney |
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Charles J. Hynes |
Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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Reginald A. Boddie |
Approved |
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Vincent F. Martusciello |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which he is a candidate |
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Civil Court (3 rd District) |
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Pamela L. Fisher |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that she possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which she is a candidate |
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Civil Court (5 th District) |
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Rachel Amy Adams |
Approved |
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Philip J. Smallman |
Approved |
New York County
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District Attorney |
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Richard M. Aborn |
Approved |
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Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. |
Approved |
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Supreme Court |
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Lucy Billings |
Approved |
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Sherilyn Dandridge |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that she possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which she is a candidate |
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Civil Court (3 rd District) |
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Cynthia S. Kern |
Approved |
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Lynn R. Kotler |
Approved |
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Civil Court (6 th District) |
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Analisa Torres |
Approved |
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Civil Court (9 th District) |
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James d’Auguste |
Approved |
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Jennifer G. Schecter |
Approved |
Queens County
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Supreme Court |
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Robert Beltrani |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which he is a candidate |
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John F. Casey |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which he is a candidate |
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Joseph F. Kasper |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which he is a candidate |
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Daniel Lewis |
Approved |
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Diccia T. Pineda-Kirwan |
Not approved by reason of the candidate’s failure to affirmatively demonstrate that she possesses the requisite qualifications for the court for which she is a candidate |
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Thomas D. Raffaele |
Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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Richard G. Latin |
Approved |
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Jodi Orlow Mackoff |
Approved |
Richmond County
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Supreme Court |
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Philip Minardo |
Approved |
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Civil Court (1 st District) |
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Orlando Marrazzo, Jr. |
Approved |
Note: To ensure the thoroughness and integrity of the ratings process, the City Bar cannot comment beyond what is provided in this release.
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