New York City Bar Association Rates Primary Election Candidates for Civil and Surrogate Court in New York City
The New York City Bar Association has completed evaluations of the following candidates running in the September 13 Democratic Party primary elections for Civil Court and Surrogate Court in New York City. The review was conducted by the Association’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.
Kings County
Civil Court – Countywide
Loren Baily-Schiffman – Approved
Ingrid Joseph – Approved
Saul Cohen – Not Approved
Sheryl Orwel – Not Approved
Civil Court, 8th Municipal District
Gina Levy-Abadi – Approved
Olga Fort – Not Approved
Richmond County
Surrogate Court
Anthony Catalano – Approved
Matthew J. Titone – Approved
New York County
Civil Court, 2nd Municipal District
Wendy C. Li – Approved
Robert Rosenthal – 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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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.
