FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Eric Friedman
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New York City Bar Rates General Election Candidates for Surrogate's Court, Supreme Court and Civil Court in New York City
The New York City Bar Association has evaluated candidates running in the November 2nd general election for Surrogate’s Court, Supreme Court, and Civil Court in Bronx, Kings, New York and Queens Counties. There are no judicial vacancies in Richmond County.
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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Rick A. Lazio |
Approved |
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Thomas V. Ognibene |
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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Edgar G. Walker |
Approved |
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Civil Court (1st District) |
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Joseph E. Capella |
Approved |
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Civil Court (2nd District) |
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Linda Poust Lopez |
Approved |
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Daniel Szalkiewicz |
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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Supreme Court |
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Sylvia G. Ash |
Approved |
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James P. Domagalski |
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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Deborah A. Dowling |
Approved |
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Elon Harpaz |
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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Francois A. Rivera |
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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Kenneth D. Schaeffer |
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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Giovanni P. Silvagni |
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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Jeffrey S. Sunshine |
Approved |
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Amy S. Young |
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 (Countywide) |
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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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Harriet L. Thompson |
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 (7th District) |
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Betty Williams |
Approved |
New York County
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Supreme Court |
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Karin M. Burke |
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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Matthew F. Cooper |
Approved |
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George G. Janis |
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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Cynthia S. Kern |
Approved |
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Jodi A. Mosiello |
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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Jeffrey K. Oing |
Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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David B. Cohen |
Approved |
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Michael L. Katz |
Approved |
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Leticia M. Ramirez |
Approved |
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Civil Court (1st District) |
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Carol R. Feinman |
Approved |
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Joan M. Kenney |
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 (5th District) |
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Kelly O’Neill Levy |
Approved |
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Civil Court (9th District) |
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Gerald Lebovits |
Approved |
Queens County
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Surrogate’s Court |
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Peter J. Kelly |
Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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Dennis Lebwohl |
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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Barry A. Schwartz |
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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