Claudia Daniels-DePeyster
Claudia Daniels-DePeyster is a judge of the New York City Criminal Court New York County. Daniels-DePeyster's current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Daniels-DePeyster (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. Daniels-DePeyster won in the special general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Daniels-DePeyster earned her undergraduate degree from SUNY at Buffalo. She received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Law.[1]
Daniels-DePeyster previously worked as a solo practitioner focusing on criminal and civil law and as an attorney for the Bureau of Investigations and Trials of the New York City Fire Department. Prior to her appointment to the New York City Criminal Court in 2015, she served for 11 years with the New York City Police Department as an assistant deputy commissioner of trials. [2]
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2025)
General election
Special general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carl J. Landicino (D / R / Conservative Party) | 12.1 | 459,727 | |
| ✔ | Betsy Barros (D / R / Conservative Party) | 11.6 | 443,582 | |
| ✔ | Jill Epstein (D / R / Conservative Party) | 11.4 | 436,302 | |
| ✔ | Maria Aragona (D / R / Conservative Party) | 11.4 | 436,208 | |
| ✔ | D. Bernadette Neckles (D / R / Conservative Party) | 11.2 | 425,631 | |
| ✔ | Brian Gotlieb (D / R / Conservative Party) | 11.0 | 418,244 | |
| ✔ | Jacqueline Williams (D) | 10.5 | 398,565 | |
| ✔ | Norma Jennings (D) | 10.1 | 385,360 | |
| ✔ | Claudia Daniels-DePeyster (D) | 10.1 | 384,631 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 24,981 | ||
| Total votes: 3,813,231 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York City Website, "Criminal Court Judges," accessed June 23, 2015
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