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Doris Ling-Cohan
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2030
Doris Ling-Cohan is a justice for the New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term in the 1st Judicial District of New York. She was elected to this position in 2003.[1] Ling-Cohan ran unopposed for re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Ling-Cohan received her B.A. from Brooklyn College (City University of New York) and her J.D. from New York University.[1]
Career
Ling-Cohan began her career in 1979 working for MFY Legal Services and Bedford Stuyvesant Legal Services as a senior staff attorney and a managing attorney. She then worked as an assistant attorney general for New York State from 1986 to 1991. In 1993 and 1994, she served as associate counsel of the N.Y.C. Department for the Aging. She has also taught law at the City University of New York - Queens College.
Ling-Cohan was elected judge of the New York City Civil Court in 1996. She was then elected to the supreme court in 2003.[1]
Elections
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] The following candidates ran in the general election for nine open seats on the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District.[3]
| New York 1st District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Rolando Acosta Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Rosalyn Richter Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Troy K. Webber Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Doris Ling-Cohan Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Robert R. Reed | |
| Democratic | Erika M. Edwards | |
| Democratic | Kelly O'Neill Levy | |
| Democratic | James d'Auguste | |
| Democratic | Andrea Masley | |
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
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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
