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Dweynie Paul
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2023 - Present
2037
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Dweynie Paul (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2037.
Paul (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2022)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (12 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ellen Spodek (R / D) | 8.9 | 469,547 | |
| ✔ | Cheryl Gonzales (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.6 | 453,688 | |
| ✔ | Robin K. Sheares (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.6 | 453,432 | |
| ✔ | Aaron Maslow (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.4 | 444,365 | |
| ✔ | Craig S. Walker (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.4 | 443,367 | |
| ✔ | Patria Frias-Colon (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.3 | 442,441 | |
| ✔ | Lorna McAllister (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.3 | 441,350 | |
| ✔ | Susan Quirk (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.3 | 441,246 | |
| ✔ | Anne Swern (R / D / Conservative Party) | 8.3 | 439,087 | |
| ✔ | Dweynie Paul (R / D) | 8.3 | 438,292 | |
| ✔ | Cenceria P. Edwards (R / D) | 8.2 | 435,513 | |
| ✔ | Richard Velasquez (D) | 7.1 | 375,165 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 25,596 | ||
| Total votes: 5,303,089 | |||
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2021
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Kings County Surrogate's Court
Rosemarie Montalbano won election in the general election for Kings County Surrogate's Court on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rosemarie Montalbano (D) | 98.9 | 244,646 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,743 | ||
| Total votes: 247,389 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kings County Surrogate's Court
Rosemarie Montalbano defeated Dweynie Paul in the Democratic primary for Kings County Surrogate's Court on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rosemarie Montalbano | 62.3 | 158,886 | |
| Dweynie Paul | 37.2 | 94,749 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,409 | ||
| Total votes: 255,044 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Paul's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
2015
See also: New York judicial elections, 2015
Paul was elected without opposition to the New York City Civil Court - Kings 2nd District in 2015. New York's general judicial election was held on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was August 16, 2015.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Dweynie Paul completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Paul's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Dweynie has never wavered from her commitment to the community, having served on Community Board 3 and developing programs and workshops that create greater access to justice. She organized the first annual Community Law Day and annual domestic violence workshops, and founded the Young Men’s Leadership Initiative. She is deacon at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church and secretary of the Judicial Friends Association, which promotes diversity in the courts and supports a pipeline for others entering the legal field.
In 2015, Dweynie became the first person of Haitian-American descent to be elected Civil Court judge in the state of New York. She presided in Family Court, working to strengthen our families. Currently, Dweynie presides over cases in Civil Court with experience, integrity and compassion. This year, she has a unique opportunity to continue to serve Brooklyn residents, but in a different capacity, as a judicial candidate for Kings County Surrogate’s Court. As a Surrogate’s Court judge, Dweynie will fight to preserve the transfer of intergenerational wealth and bridge the gap between the court and the community.- As a candidate for the Kings County Surrogate's Court, I am fighting to preserve the transfer of intergenerational wealth and bridge the gap between the court and the community.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection - ↑ New York City Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results: Judge of the Civil Court - District 2nd Municipal Court District - Kings," November 4, 2015
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
