Josh E. Hanshaft

Received Grand Street Democrats' endorsement for New York County Civil Court.

March 1, 2026

Source: grandstreetdems.nyc · researched September 13, 2026

Received Downtown Independent Democrats' endorsement after its February judicial-candidate forum and endorsement vote.

February 18, 2026

Source: didnyc.org · researched September 13, 2026

Was reported out by the 2026 New York County Civil Court Independent Judicial Screening Panel as a qualified incumbent candidate.

February 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: manhattandemocrats.org · researched September 13, 2026

Imposed five years of probation and specified gang-association conditions in People v. Gausney; the Appellate Division later reduced probation to three years and struck the gang-related conditions and monetary surcharges.

January 15, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Accepted a guilty plea and imposed sentence in People v. Solomon; the Appellate Term later affirmed the judgment and rejected the discovery-based challenge.

November 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Entered judgments and sentences in People v. Hibbert that the Appellate Division later unanimously affirmed as not excessive.

April 30, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Denied a motion to withdraw a guilty plea in People v. Rivera-Santana after finding the record did not support the defendant's claims; the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed.

October 15, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Denied a speedy-trial dismissal in People v. Palacios, holding that the felony prosecution's six-month readiness period applied even though the later indictment followed initial misdemeanor charges.

October 25, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Presided over the jury trial and judgment in People v. Elias, convicting the defendant of forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse; the Appellate Term later affirmed the verdict as supported by the weight of the evidence.

December 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Accepted the guilty plea in People v. Rivera; the Appellate Term later affirmed the conviction and found the charging instrument met the governing reasonable-cause standard.

September 19, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Presided over the nonjury trial and judgment in People v. Cathlin, convicting the defendant of attempted forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse; the Appellate Term affirmed.

November 25, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Held in People v. Jalloh that a driver's refusal to submit to a chemical blood test was not constitutionally protected and could be considered after a refusal hearing despite withdrawal of statement notice.

July 26, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Issued a mixed ruling in People v. Bankston: dismissed forged-instrument and city pepper-spray counts as facially insufficient, while sustaining the state noxious-material count.

September 5, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Denied dismissal of larceny and stolen-property charges in People v. Ross, finding that a security guard's observations supplied sufficient nonhearsay allegations even without a store manager's supporting deposition.

June 20, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Denied dismissal of unlicensed-ticket-vending charges in People v. Phillip while ordering pretrial hearings on physical evidence, identification, and statements.

September 5, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Received an approved rating from the New York City Bar Association in his 2016 New York County Civil Court race.

November 7, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nycbar.org · researched September 13, 2026