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Delores J. Thomas
Delores J. Thomas was a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office in 2007.
Thomas (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Education
Thomas received her B.A. from Alabama State University and her J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law.[1][2]
Career
Thomas began her career in 1978 as a senior staff attorney specialist for Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. She worked in this capacity until her judicial career in 1994. She also worked as an administrative law judge for the New York City Parking Violations Bureau from 1987 to 1994. From 1987 to 1990, she was the president and organizer of the Legal Services Staff Association (of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers NOLSW), District 65, UAW. She was the Immigration Unit Director of Brooklyn Legal Services Corp A. from 1988 to 1990.
Thomas' judicial career began in 1994 when she became a housing court judge for the New York City Civil Court of Kings County. She became a civil court judge in Kings County in 2003 and was then elected to the supreme court in 2007.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2020)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn E. Wade (D / R / Conservative Party) | 17.0 | 738,222 | |
| ✔ | Delores J. Thomas (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.9 | 735,107 | |
| ✔ | Theresa M. Ciccotto (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.6 | 719,149 | |
| ✔ | William F. Mastro (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.4 | 710,512 | |
| ✔ | Lizette Colon (D) | 14.6 | 631,672 | |
| ✔ | Karen B. Rothenberg (D) | 14.5 | 628,897 | |
 | Beth Parlato (R / Conservative Party) | 3.8 | 164,820 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 11,560 | ||
| Total votes: 4,339,939 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 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
