New York City Bar Association Rates Candidates in Contested Primary Elections for Civil Court, District Attorney, and Surrogate’s Court in New York City
New York, June 7, 2019 – The New York City Bar Association has completed evaluations of the following candidates who are running in contested primary elections on June 25 for Civil Court, District Attorney, or Surrogate’s Court. The review was conducted by the Association’s Committee on the Judiciary. The Association’s review of those candidates who are not running in contested primary elections remains to be completed and will be released all at once in advance of the general elections.
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, 4th Municipal District
E. Grace Park – Approved
Lynne Fischman Uniman – Approved
Kings County
Civil Court, Countywide
Edward King – Approved
Bernadette Neckles – Approved
Civil Court, 6th Municipal District
Tehilah H. Berman – Not Approved
Caroline P. Cohen – Approved
Alice A. Nicholson – Not Approved
Chinyelu O. Udoh – Approved
Surrogate’s Court
Elena Baron – Not Approved
Meredith R. Jones – Approved
Margarita Lopez Torres – Approved
Queens County
Civil Court, Countywide
Wyatt N. Gibbons – Approved
Claudia Lanzetta – Approved
Lumarie Maldonado-Cruz – Not Approved
Michele R. Titus – Not Approved
District Attorney
Tiffany Cabán – Approved
Melinda Katz – Approved
Rory I. Lancman – Approved
Gregory L. Lasak – Approved
Betty Lugo – Not Approved
Mina Quinto Malik – Approved
Jose L. Nieves – 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
