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Denis J. Butler

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New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2035

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Fordham University

Law

Fordham University

Denis J. Butler is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District. His current term ends on December 31, 2035.

Butler (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Education

Butler received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Fordham University in 1986 and 1989, respectively.[1][2]

Career

Butler spent his early career working as a principal law clerk in Queens County. He served in this position for Civil Court Judge Robert Kohm (1990), Supreme Court Justice Robert Groh (1991), Surrogate's Court Judge Robert Nahman (1992), Supreme Court Judge Timothy Flaherty (1993-1998), and for Robert Nahman again (1999-2001). He has also served as an associate adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law since 1991. In 2002, he was elected to the New York City Civil Court, Queens County and, in 2008, he was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court.[1]

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Denis J. Butler (D / R)
 
18.3
 
216,246
David Kirschner (D / R)
 
16.5
 
195,293
Kenneth C. Holder (D / R)
 
16.0
 
188,369
Laurentina McKetney Butler (D)
 
12.8
 
150,907
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Michele Titus (D)
 
12.7
 
149,870
Karen Gopee (D)
 
11.6
 
137,476
John Spataro (R)
 
6.2
 
72,825
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Deborah Axt (Working Families Party)
 
2.8
 
33,190
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Bob Cohen (Working Families Party)
 
2.7
 
31,635
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
4,695

Total votes: 1,180,506
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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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