Supreme Court Justice - 9th Judicial District
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
Majority Leader of the Rockland County Legislature and a lawyer with 30 years in private practice, including court-appointed work as a guardian and court examiner. He says everyone in court should be heard, treated with dignity, and have the law applied fairly.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 for
Democratic
Westchester County Court judge since 2018, and before that a Westchester assistant district attorney and a criminal defense lawyer. He says he aims to give everyone who appears in his courtroom respect and justice.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Republican
Lawyer since 1984 who is known statewide for election law and also practices municipal, labor, and civil rights law. He is a former Nassau County Attorney.
Democratic · Incumbent
Sitting justice in Dutchess County since 2013 and a former Dutchess County Family Court judge, rated highly qualified by the state's independent judicial screening commission. She says she aims to give every litigant a real chance to be heard and to apply the law fairly.
Republican
Yonkers lawyer since 1994 who handles criminal, civil, family, and regulatory cases and speaks Portuguese and Spanish. He says he would apply the law with honesty and fairness.
Sources: orangecountyny.gov2