Deborah A. Kaplan
Deborah A. Kaplan is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District.
Kaplan (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. She won 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
Special general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Judy Kim (D) | 23.7 | 655,737 | |
| ✔ | Suzanne Adams (D) | 22.5 | 623,958 | |
| ✔ | Deborah A. Kaplan (D) | 22.1 | 613,599 | |
| ✔ | James Clynes (D) | 20.5 | 569,103 | |
| Jared Trujillo (Working Families Party) | 5.7 | 157,637 | ||
| Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party) | 5.4 | 150,456 | ||
| Total votes: 2,770,490 | |||
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Endorsements
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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
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deborah A. Kaplan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
