Hemalee J. Patel
Democratic · NY · Judge of the New York City Civil Court
New York City Civil Court judge elected in 2024 after serving as NYC Board of Elections general counsel, a Richmond County Supreme Court special referee, and a Unified Court System principal law clerk.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot as a Democratic and Republican candidate for New York Supreme Court in the 2nd Judicial District.
September 4, 2026
Source: elections.ny.gov
Dismissed with prejudice a stolen-property charge arising from a dispute over a dog in People v. Morris, concluding that conviction would serve no useful purpose and the dispute belonged in civil court.
April 17, 2026
Source: nycourts.gov
Was named as a defendant in Williams v. New York City Board of Elections; the federal court granted summary judgment to the defendants and closed the retaliation case.
August 28, 2025
Source: law.justia.com
Was elected New York City Civil Court judge in Kings County's 5th Municipal Court District.
November 5, 2024
Source: vote.nyc
Became general counsel of the New York City Board of Elections, serving in that role from 2021 through 2024.
January 1, 2021
Source: brooklyneagle.com
Began serving as a court attorney-referee for civil and matrimonial matters in Richmond County Supreme Court after a decade as a principal law clerk.
January 1, 2012
Source: brooklyneagle.com
Served as a principal law clerk to matrimonial judges in Brooklyn and Manhattan from 2001 through 2011.
January 1, 2001
Source: brooklyneagle.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 5 favorable
Served as a member of the New York court system's Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee.
September 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nycourts.gov
Received an Approved rating from the New York City Bar Association for the 2024 Kings County Civil Court election.
October 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nycbar.org
Issued an order enforcing a matrimonial judgment's property-distribution terms and denying maintenance modification and recoupment in Maria v. Ramadan; the Appellate Division affirmed it.
August 30, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nycourts.gov
Issued the Richmond County Supreme Court judgment in Glessing v. Glessing that distributed disputed marital property and awarded counsel fees; the Appellate Division affirmed it on appeal.
January 25, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nycourts.gov
Issued the Richmond County order challenged in Rizzo v. Rizzo; the Appellate Division affirmed the denial of the requested relief.
October 16, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nycourts.gov
Past race Hemalee J. Patel ran in:
- Supreme Court Justice - 2nd Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Kings County, New York