Vlad Frants

Serves as secretary of the Jewish Lawyers Guild and has held leadership roles with the New York Women's Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, and Network of Bar Leaders.

September 12, 2026

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Provided pro bono representation to asylum seekers and domestic-violence survivors, including obtaining orders of protection.

September 12, 2026

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Received the Broadway Democrats endorsement for New York County Civil Court.

September 12, 2026

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Received the Manhattan Democratic Party endorsement for the open New York County-wide Civil Court seat.

September 12, 2026

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Received the Village Independent Democrats endorsement for New York County Civil Court.

September 12, 2026

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Volunteered with New York City's HOPE count for unsheltered residents and with SAGE and Gay For Good NYC programs supporting LGBTQ elders.

September 12, 2026

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Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot as a Democratic candidate for a New York County-wide Civil Court seat.

September 4, 2026

Source: elections.ny.gov

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

March 1, 2026

Source: grandstreetdems.nyc

Received the Three Parks Independent Democrats endorsement for New York County Civil Court after winning 38 votes at its February endorsement meeting.

February 18, 2026

Source: threeparksdems.org

Received the Downtown Independent Democrats endorsement for New York County Civil Court.

February 18, 2026

Source: didnyc.org

States that as a judge he would measure justice by whether litigants had access to the system, understood the process, and felt heard.

September 12, 2026Favorable on Impartiality

Source: vladfrantsforcivilcourt.com

Advanced artificial-intelligence tools intended to help immigrants and self-represented litigants who do not speak English navigate court systems.

September 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Serves on the tribunal's Appeals Division, reviewing administrative-law-judge records and briefs and issuing written decisions that may affirm, reverse, modify, or remand tax determinations.

September 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nyc.gov

Has taught federal research, tax law, and business as an adjunct professor at Fordham University and Baruch College since 2015, reporting more than 500 students across at least 12 courses.

September 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Was appointed to the New York Supreme Court Law Library Board of Trustees with a stated focus on court access and accessibility for litigants facing language barriers.

September 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Joined the tribunal's order in Tamar Transportation Corp. vacating a jurisdictional dismissal and remanding for proper review, finding that the initial process conflicted with tribunal rules and raised due-process concerns.

May 15, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nyc.gov

Joined the tribunal's order in Samuel D. Friedman denying a motion to dismiss tax determinations and grant a refund by default despite a lengthy delay caused by commissioner recusals.

April 13, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Was reported out by the Manhattan Democratic Party's 2026 independent judicial screening panel as a candidate for a vacant Civil Court seat.

February 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Organized a high-school law day, volunteered at school career fairs, and helped a statewide women lawyers organization bring nearly 1,000 students into 17 courtrooms to learn about court careers.

December 31, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

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Joined the tribunal's decision in USA Stay, LLC, sustaining hotel-room-occupancy-tax notices and denying refund claims involving short-term furnished-apartment rentals.

December 24, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nyc.gov

Joined the tribunal's decision in A&E Television Networks, LLC, affirming cancellation of an unincorporated-business-tax deficiency and granting the taxpayer's petition.

November 19, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nyc.gov

Was rated most highly qualified for Civil Court by the Manhattan Democratic Party's 2025 independent judicial screening panel.

July 10, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

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Received a U.S. Department of the Treasury Outstanding Litigator Award and an IRS Large Business and International Division team litigation award.

December 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

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Was appointed a commissioner of the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal effective September 22, 2024.

September 22, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

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Served as a senior attorney in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel from 2019 through 2024, litigating 19 matters including ten designated significant cases and training junior attorneys while serving at times as acting associate area counsel.

September 1, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

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Handled federal and state tax audits, controversy, and litigation in private practice at McCarter & English and Greenberg Traurig before joining the IRS.

March 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

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Served as a judicial law clerk and extern in the United States Tax Court before entering private-practice litigation.

March 1, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence

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