City Bar Rates General Election Candidates for Supreme Court and Civil Court in NYC
The New York City Bar Association’s Judiciary Committee has evaluated candidates running in the November 4th general election for Supreme Court and Civil Court in Bronx, Kings, New York, and Queens Counties. In examining candidates for the judiciary, the Committee 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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| John A. Barone | Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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| Brenda Rivera | 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 |
| Harry Hertzberg | 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 |
| Civil Court (2nd District) | |
| Lizbeth Gonzalez | Approved |
| Robert Siano | 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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| Kevin R. Bryant, Sr. | 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 |
| Matthew A. Doheny | 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 |
| Anthony R. Caccamo | 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 |
| Lara J. Genovesi | Approved |
| Dennis W. Houdek | 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 |
| Kathy J. King | Approved |
| Evelyn J. Laporte | Approved |
| Kenneth 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 |
| Philip J. Smallman | Approved |
| Wavny Toussaint | Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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| Joy F. Campanelli | Approved |
| 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 |
| Civil Court (2nd District) | |
| Cenceria P. Edwards | Approved |
| Civil Court (3rd District) | |
| Rosemarie Montalbano | Approved |
| Civil Court (6th District) | |
| Sharon Clarke | 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 |
| Civil Court (7th District) | |
| Lizette Colon | Approved |
| Civil Court (8th District) | |
| Andrew S. Borrok | Approved |
New York County
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Supreme Court |
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| Kathryn E. Freed | Approved |
| Milton A. Tingling | Approved |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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| Arlene P. Bluth | Approved |
| Louis L. Nock | Approved |
| Civil Court (8th District) | |
| Jose A. Padilla, Jr. | 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 |
| Civil Court (10th District) | |
| J. Machelle Sweeting | Approved |
Queens County
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Supreme Court |
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| Thomas Benedetto | 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 |
| 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 |
| Anna Culley | Approved |
| William V. DeCandido | Approved |
| Ronald D. Hollie | Approved |
| Leslie G. Leach | Approved |
| Carmen R. Velasquez | The Association could not complete a review of this candidate |
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Civil Court (Countywide) |
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| Mojgan Cohanim Lancman | Approved |
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Civil Court (1st District) |
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| Joseph Esposito | Approved |
The NYS Office of Court Administration has posted its annual non-partisan voter guide for judicial candidates, at http://www.nycourts.gov/vote/. The guide lists all state-paid judicial candidates on the ballot in each county, as furnished by boards of elections. Candidates were invited to provide a personal statement and basic biographical information. Note: To ensure the thoroughness and integrity of the ratings process, the City Bar cannot comment beyond what is provided herein.
