Brooklyn judges compete for rare open Surrogate’s Court seat (City & State)

City & State, June 17, 2021

Brooklyn judges compete for rare open Surrogate’s Court seat

Many have called to reform the Surrogate’s Court. Assembly Member Robert Carroll from Brooklyn has legislation that would remove the judges’ authority to appoint the public administrator and give it to the mayor, as with any other city agency. Both candidates vying for the seat in Brooklyn come with strong legal backgrounds and specific experience they say prepared them to serve on the Surrogate’s Court. Both have also been deemed ‘approved’ for the position by the New York City Bar Association. But their position on this bill is one key difference between them.

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