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Ben Barbato
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2019 - Present
2032
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Ben Barbato (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends in 2032.
Barbato (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Barbato was previously a judge for the Civil Court of Bronx County in New York. He took office in 2006. He also served as an acting justice of the Bronx County/12th Judicial District Supreme Court, beginning in 2012.[1][2] He ran unopposed for re-election to the New York Civil Court in 2015.[3]
Education
Barbato earned his J.D. from Pace University.[4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert E. Torres (D) | 13.2 | 216,002 | |
| ✔ |  | Julio Rodriguez (D) | 11.8 | 192,661 |
| ✔ | Elizabeth A. Taylor (D) | 11.6 | 190,184 | |
| ✔ | Llinet Rosado (D) | 11.6 | 188,835 | |
| ✔ | Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes (D) | 11.3 | 185,116 | |
| ✔ | Marsha Michael (D) | 11.2 | 183,626 | |
| ✔ | Ben Barbato (D) | 10.9 | 178,136 | |
| ✔ | Eddie McShan (D) | 10.8 | 177,216 | |
| Gino Marmorato (R) | 1.3 | 21,871 | ||
 | James Gisondi (R) | 1.2 | 19,348 | |
| Benison DeFunis (R) | 1.1 | 18,276 | ||
| Patricia Latzman (Working Families Party) | 0.8 | 13,567 | ||
| Mark Schneider (Working Families Party) | 0.7 | 11,444 | ||
| Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party) | 0.6 | 9,760 | ||
| Michael Lausell (Working Families Party) | 0.5 | 8,948 | ||
 | Bob Cohen (Working Families Party) | 0.5 | 8,934 | |
 | Ronald Kim (Working Families Party) | 0.5 | 8,511 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,535 | ||
| Total votes: 1,633,970 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.[5]
The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[5]
- be a state resident;
- have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
2015
See also: New York judicial elections, 2015
Barbato was elected without opposition to the New York City Civil Court - Bronx in 2015. New York's general judicial election was held on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was August 16, 2015.[6]
See also
- Courts in New York
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Courts in New York
- Counties in New York
- Judicial selection in New York
- New York judicial elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Unified Court System, "Ben Barbato biography," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Supreme Court of Bronx County, "Assignment Sheet," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," September 28, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Ben R. Barbato," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results: Judge of the Civil Court - County Bronx," November 4, 2015
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
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