Hasa A. Kingo

Won the Democratic Judicial Convention's nomination for a New York County Supreme Court seat in the November 2026 election.

August 10, 2026

Source: manhattandemocrats.org

Received Broadway Democrats' endorsement in the 2021 race for Civil Court judge in Manhattan's Fifth Municipal Court District.

February 11, 2021

Source: broadwaydemocrats.org

Reinstated a statutory gender-motivated-violence claim after a change in city law while leaving common-law dismissals intact and staying proceedings for appellate guidance.

August 6, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Was reported out by an independent judicial screening panel as qualified to be considered for a 2026 New York County Supreme Court nomination.

June 30, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: manhattandemocrats.org

Granted counsel permission to withdraw from a medical-malpractice case while requiring notice, transfer of the file, and a status conference to protect an orderly transition.

June 16, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Denied summary judgment in a sidewalk-injury case because the evidence raised factual questions about the defect; the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed.

April 30, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Quashed broad late-stage subpoenas for banking and tax records while narrowing utility subpoenas to recent usage records relevant to trial.

March 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Dismissed time-barred and legally deficient counterclaims while allowing fact-dependent contract claims to continue toward settlement or trial.

March 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Excluded convictions roughly 30 to 40 years old from a civil trial after finding their slight credibility value was outweighed by unfair prejudice.

November 12, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Allowed a contemporaneous workplace accident report into evidence as a business record and opposing-party admission, subject to trial safeguards.

October 17, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Placed a first-time juvenile offender on probation as the least restrictive disposition consistent with the youth's needs and community safety; the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed.

January 16, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Allowed a family's loss-of-sepulcher and related claims against a hospital to proceed to discovery while denying premature summary judgment.

August 21, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Issued a five-year protection order after finding assault, obstruction of breathing, sexual abuse, disorderly conduct, harassment, and aggravating circumstances; the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed.

June 27, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Dismissed a juvenile-delinquency petition after finding a 162-day filing delay violated the respondent's constitutional right to a speedy hearing.

September 25, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Denied an objection to a child-support order after reviewing the hearing record and finding the support magistrate's calculations supported by the evidence.

October 13, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Dismissed a family-offense petition after a fact-finding hearing because the parties' shared apartment did not establish the legally required intimate relationship.

June 22, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov

Was rated previously approved for New York County Civil Court by the New York Women's Bar Association.

October 28, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nywba.org