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Judge of the Civil Court - County - Queens

Unofficial result: Won — Julie M. Milner (Democratic), Edmond Wong (Democratic), Jasmine I. Valle-Bueno (Democratic)

Source: enr.boenyc.gov

Queens County, New York
My vote power: Above average

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Candidates:

Democratic

Edmond Wong is a court attorney-referee in Queens County Surrogate's Court, handling estate cases, and a former real property and guardianship lawyer. A St. John's law graduate, he says he will make court fair and accessible and give everyone a full chance to be heard.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Democratic

Jasmine Valle-Bueno is a senior court attorney to the administrative judge of Queens Supreme Court's civil term and a former Queens Community Board 5 member. A CUNY law graduate, she has over a decade of experience in criminal, civil, family, and housing law.

Democratic

Julie Milner is a civil and constitutional rights lawyer, a dissertation advisor at Long Island University, and a volunteer arbitrator in a Queens attorney-fee dispute program since 2012. Her stated priorities are equal access to justice and deciding cases only on the law and the facts.

Records: Impartiality 1 against, Legal Competence 1 against

Republican

Michael Mossa is a longtime criminal lawyer from Howard Beach who runs his own law firm in Ozone Park. He has been admitted to practice law in New York since 2002.

Records: Civil Rights 1 against

Republican

Thomas D. Barra is a Queens lawyer who runs his own law office in Forest Hills. He has been admitted to practice law in New York since 1997.

Sources: vote.nyc2