Desmond Green
Desmond Green is a justice of the Kings County Supreme Court (2nd Judicial District) in New York, New York. He was elected to this position on November 5, 2013.[1]
Education
Green received his J.D. degree from the Lewis and Clark School of Law.[2][3]
Career
Prior to his election to the supreme court, Green served in the Red Hook Community Justice Center. He became a judge of the New York City Civil Court in 2004, but was appointed to serve in the Criminal Court.[2] He was also appointed an acting justice of the Kings County Supreme Court (Brooklyn), effective June 7, 2010.[3]
2013 election
Green ran for election to the 2nd Judicial District Supreme Court. General: He was elected in the general election on November 5, 2013, with 16.9 percent of the vote. Ross Brady, Kevin A. Finnegan, Bernard Graham, Dawn M. Jimenez-Salta, Mendy Mirocznik, Ilan Schoenberger, Kenneth Sherman and Betty J. Williams were also on the ballot, competing for five open seats.[1][4][5]
IJEQC rating
Green was rated "Highly Qualified" by New York's Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions (IJEQC).[6]
See also
- Kings County, New York
- New York City Criminal Court
- New York City Civil Court
- Judicial selection in New York
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Board of Elections: 2013 Supreme Court Candidate List
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Desmond Green biography from the NY State Unified Court System
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "‘Hybrid’ Judges Miriam Cyrulnik and Desmond Green Begin ‘Supreme’ Duties Monday," June 4, 2010
- ↑ Board of Elections in the City of New York: Unofficial 2013 Election Night Results - Justice of the Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (dead link)
- ↑ NYS Board of Elections State Supreme Court Official Returns, November 5, 2013
- ↑ New York Courts, "Second Judicial Department Judicial Election Qualification Commissions Announce 2013 Final List of Candidate Ratings"," August 16, 2013
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 District Courts • 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
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Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
