New York City Bar Association Rates Candidates for Supreme Court, Civil Court, Surrogate’s Court and District Attorney in New York City
The New York City Bar Association has completed evaluations of the following candidates running in the November 5 general election for Supreme Court, Civil Court, Surrogate’s Court and District Attorney in New York City. The review was conducted by the City Bar’s Committee on the Judiciary.
The Committee uses two ratings: Approved and Not Approved. Candidates rated Approved have affirmatively demonstrated qualifications necessary for the performance of the duties of the position for which they are being considered.
New York County
Civil Court, Countywide
Ashlee Crawford – Approved
Robert Rosenthal – Approved
Civil Court, 3rd Municipal District
Anna Lewis – Approved
Civil Court, 4th Municipal District
Grace Park – Approved
Civil Court, 9th Municipal District
Erik L. Gray – Not Approved
Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District
Shawn T. Kelly – Approved
Jennifer Schecter – Approved
Martin Shulman – Approved
Bronx County
Civil Court, Countywide
Michael A. Frishman – Approved
Matthew P. Raso – Approved
District Attorney
Darcel D. Clark – Approved
Civil Court, 1st Municipal District
Jessica I. Bourbon – Approved
Civil Court, 2nd Municipal District
John A. Howard-Algarin – Approved
Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District
Wilma Guzman – Approved
John R. Higgitt – Approved
Bahaati E. Pitt – Approved
Kings County
Civil Court, Countywide
Vincent F. Martusciello – Not Approved
Bernadette Neckles – Approved
Civil Court, 6th Municipal District
Caroline P. Cohen – Approved
Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District
Donald S. Kurtz – Approved
Rosemarie Montalbano – Approved
Esther Morgenstern – Approved
Steven Z. Mostofsky – Approved
Reinaldo E. Rivera – Approved
Surrogate’s Court
Margarita Lopez Torres – Approved
Queens County
Civil Court, Countywide
Kevin J. Hanratty – Not Approved
Claudia Lanzetta – Approved
Lumarie Maldonado-Cruz – Not Approved
Michele R. Titus – Not Approved
Civil Court, 5th Municipal District
Alan J. Schiff – Approved
District Attorney
Melinda Katz – Approved
Joseph W. Murray – Not Approved
Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District
Wyatt N. Gibbons – Approved
Donna-Marie E. Golia – Approved
Phillip Hom – Approved
Joseph F. Kasper – Not Approved
Daniel Kogan – Not Approved
Stephen A. Knopf – Approved
Maurice E. Muir – Approved
John C. Spataro – Approved
Lourdes M. Ventura – Approved
Richmond County
Civil Court, Countywide
Matthew P. Blum – Not Approved
Civil Court, 1st Municipal District
Bob Helbock – Approved
Shawn Malachovsky – Not Approved
Edwina Winnie Martin – Approved
District Attorney
Michael E. McMahon – Approved
Supreme Court, 13th Judicial District
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.
About the Association
The mission of the New York City Bar Association, which was founded in 1870 and has 24,000 members, is to equip and mobilize the legal profession to practice with excellence, promote reform of the law, and uphold the rule of law and access to justice in support of a fair society and the public interest in our community, our nation, and throughout the world. www.nycbar.org
