Dena E. Douglas
Dena E. Douglas (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2035.
Douglas (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Education
Douglas received her B.S. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from St. John's University School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to her judicial career, Douglas worked as a senior advisor to the attorney general of the District of Columbia; in the U.S. Department of Justice, Counter-terrorism section; and as a Kings County assistant district attorney (deputy chief of the Domestic Violence and Homicide Bureau, chief of the Trial Bureau). She joined the civil court in 2007.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Consuelo Mallafre Melendez (D / R / Conservative Party) | 14.4 | 251,567 | |
| ✔ | Gina Levy Abadi (D / R / Conservative Party) | 14.2 | 247,548 | |
| ✔ | Lillian Wan (D / R / Conservative Party) | 14.1 | 246,454 | |
| ✔ | Joy F. Campanelli (D / R / Conservative Party) | 14.0 | 244,474 | |
| ✔ | Richard J. Montelione (D / R / Conservative Party) | 13.7 | 238,092 | |
| ✔ | Dena E. Douglas (D) | 12.8 | 223,059 | |
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Walker-Diallo (D) | 12.3 | 213,557 |
| Robert Mazzuchin Jr. (R / Conservative Party) | 4.0 | 70,086 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 7,707 | ||
| Total votes: 1,742,544 | |||
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2016
New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on September 13, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 14, 2016.[2] Odessa Kennedy, incumbent Jacqueline D. Williams, and incumbent Dena E. Douglas defeated Vincent F. Martusciello and John Meringolo in the general election for three open seats on the Kings section of the New York City Civil Court.
| New York City Civil Court, Kings General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Odessa Kennedy |
32.03% | 461,240 | |
| Democratic | Jacqueline D. Williams Incumbent |
31.32% | 451,142 | |
| Democratic | Dena E. Douglas Incumbent |
30.18% | 434,597 | |
| Conservative | Vincent F. Martusciello | 4.62% | 66,558 | |
| Reform | John Meringolo | 1.66% | 23,850 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 2,834 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,440,221 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2016 Unofficial Results - Judge of the Civil Court - County Kings," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the New York City Civil Court are each elected to 10-year terms in partisan contested elections, with one exception. Judges of the New York City Housing Court are appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge and serve five-year terms. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and city resident, at least 18 years old and practice in the state for 10 years. This court has a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.[3]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dena E. Douglas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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