New York County Justice of the Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District
Source: enr.boenyc.gov
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:
Amy S. Taylor
LostWorking Families
Public-interest attorney associated with Make the Road New York whose legal work has focused on immigrant rights and representing low-income and working-class communities.
Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 2 for, Legal Competence 2 for
Bob Cohen
LostWorking Families
Policy and research director at Citizen Action of New York and longtime Working Families judicial candidate whose advocacy includes health-care access, climate policy, and economic justice.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 10 for, Civil Rights 9 for, Housing Affordability 5 for,
Democratic
Acting Supreme Court justice assigned to New York County Civil Term, following service as a New York City Criminal Court judge with experience in criminal proceedings and general civil matters.
Records: Legal Competence 9 for, Impartiality 1 for
Democratic
Acting Supreme Court justice assigned to New York County Civil Term, where she presides over general civil and medical-malpractice matters.
Records: Legal Competence 15 for
Jeffrey W. Rizzo
LostWorking Families
New York trial attorney with criminal-law experience, including prior work as an assistant district attorney, whose practice includes helping clients seal eligible criminal records.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for
Working Families
Legal Aid Society attorney in the Homeless Rights Project whose litigation has focused on the right to shelter, disability accommodations, housing access, and protections for homeless New Yorkers.
Records: Legal Competence 11 for, Civil Rights 3 for, Housing Affordability 3 for,
Democratic
Acting Supreme Court justice and elected New York City Civil Court judge with experience in matrimonial, family, commercial, and general civil matters and a focus on legal education and access to justice.
Records: Legal Competence 9 for, Impartiality 1 for
Democratic · Incumbent
Incumbent Supreme Court justice and First Department associate justice with experience presiding over New York County civil matters and appellate cases.
Records: Legal Competence 14 for
Democratic · Incumbent
Incumbent Supreme Court justice and First Department associate justice who previously served in New York County's Commercial Division and handled international commercial-arbitration matters.
Records: Legal Competence 17 for
Democratic · Incumbent
Incumbent Supreme Court justice and First Department associate justice with extensive New York County trial and appellate judicial experience.
Records: Legal Competence 19 for, Impartiality 5 for
Working Families
Co-executive director of Make the Road New York and former general counsel. She previously litigated public-benefits cases at Bronx Legal Services and built a medical-legal partnership with Montefiore clinics.
Records: Legal Competence 5 for, Civil Rights 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for,
Sources: elections.ny.gov · vote.nyc2