New York City Bar Association Rates Candidates for Civil Court, District Attorney, Kings County Surrogate’s Court and Supreme Court
The New York City Bar Association has completed evaluations of the following candidates who are running in general elections on November 7 for District Attorney, Surrogate’s Court, Civil Court and Supreme Court. 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.
In June, the City Bar rated candidates who were running in contested primary elections for Civil Court and District Attorney, and those evaluations are here.
New York County
Civil Court, Countywide
Dana Marie Catanzaro – Approved
Civil Court, 3rd Municipal District
Andrea Krugman – Approved
Civil Court, 6th Municipal District
Anna Mikhaleva – Approved
Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District
Phaedra F. Perry – Approved
Lyle E. Frank – Approved
Leslie A. Stroth – Approved
Bronx County
Civil Court, 1st Municipal District
Carol Elaine Malcolm – Approved
Edit Shkreli – Approved
Civil Court, Countywide
Joaquin E. Orellana – Not Approved
Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District
Michael A. Frishman – Approved
Sharon A.M. Aarons – Approved
John A. Howard-Algarin – Approved
Kings County
Surrogate’s Court
Bernard J. Graham – Approved
Civil Court, Countywide
Betsey Jean-Jacques – Approved
Marva C. Brown – Approved
Monique J. Holaman – Approved
Civil Court, 1st Municipal District
Rena Malik – Approved
Civil Court, 2nd Municipal District
Lola Waterman – Approved
Babatunde Akowe Not – Approved
Civil Court, 3rd Municipal District
Javier Ortiz – Approved
Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District
Rachel Freier – Approved
Sharon A. Bourne-Clarke – Approved
Saul Stein – Approved
Joanne Quinones – Approved
Heela Capell – Approved
Caroline Piela Cohen – Approved
Timothy John Peterson – Not Approved
Queens County
Civil Court, Countywide
Sharmela Bachu – Not Approved
Civil Court, 1st Municipal District
Michael H. Goldman – Approved
Civil Court, 2nd Municipal District
Sandra M. Munoz – Approved
Civil Court, 4th Municipal District
Delsia G. Marshall – Approved
Civil Court, 6th Municipal District
William David Shanahan – Approved
District Attorney
Michael Mossa – Not Approved
Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District
Cassandra A. Johnson – Approved
Karen Lin – Approved
Peter J. Kelly – Approved
Scott Dunn – Approved
Jessica Earle-Gargan – Approved
Gary Muraca – Approved
Richmond County
District Attorney
Michael E. McMahon – Approved
Civil Court, 2nd Municipal District
Michael J. Pinto – Approved
Notes: The City Bar regrets that time did not permit the review of late additions to the ballot. The unreviewed candidates are Denise M. Dominguez in Civil Court in the 7th Municipal District and Yael Wilkofsky in Civil Court countywide, both in New York County.
To ensure the thoroughness and integrity of the ratings process, the City Bar cannot comment beyond what is provided in this release. Information on the City Bar’s evaluation process is here.
