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Deborah A. Kaplan

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Deborah A. Kaplan

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Candidate, New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District

New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2026

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Albany

Law

St. John's University School of Law

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Deborah A. Kaplan is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Kaplan (Democratic Party) is running in a special election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. She is on the ballot in the special general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Kaplan received her B.A./B.S. degrees from the State University of New York at Albany in 1982. She then received her J.D. degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1985.[1]

Kaplan began her career in 1986 as senior trial counsel for the Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division. In 1997, she became the principal court attorney for the Hon. Juanita Bing Newton. She then assisted the Hon. Joseph Traficanti, Jr. as Chief Management Analyst & Project Counsel in 2000 and 2001.

In 2002, Kaplan became a judge of the New York City Civil Court, assigned to the Criminal Court (4th Municipal District). She then worked as an acting justice of the Supreme Court from 2007 until she was elected a Supreme Court Justice in 2011.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2025)

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (4 seats)

The following candidates are running in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District on November 4, 2025.


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2011

See also: New York judicial elections, 2011

Kaplan was elected Supreme Court Justice without opposition on November 8, 2011. She was one of five candidates running for five seats on the court and received 19.4 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]

Campaign themes

2025

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