George Grasso
George Grasso was a judge of the New York City Criminal Court Kings County. He assumed office in 2010. He left office on September 29, 2023.
Grasso (Public Safety Party, Democratic Party) ran for election for Queens County District Attorney in New York. Grasso (Public Safety Party) lost in the general election on November 7, 2023. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.
Education
Grasso earned his B.A. from York College in 1980. He received his J.D. from St. John's School of Law in 1984. He graduated from Columbia University's Police Management Institute in 1994.[1]
Career
- 2021-2022: Administrative judge, New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District
- 2016-2021: Supervising judge, Bronx Criminal Court
- 2012-2016: Supervising judge for arraignments, New York City Criminal Courts
- 2010-2015: Judge, New York City Criminal Courts
- 2002-2010: First deputy police commissioner, New York Police Department
- 1997-2002: Deputy commissioner for legal matters and chief legal counsel, New York Police Department
- 2001: Adjunct professor, criminal justice, St. John's University
- 1988-1993: Managing attorney for advocate's office and chief disciplinary prosecutor, New York Police Department[2][1]
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2023)
General election
General election for Queens County District Attorney
Incumbent Melinda Katz defeated Michael Mossa and George Grasso in the general election for Queens County District Attorney on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melinda Katz (D) | 67.1 | 101,181 |
| Michael Mossa (R / Conservative Party) | 26.9 | 40,563 | ||
 | George Grasso (Public Safety Party) | 5.0 | 7,529 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,445 | ||
| Total votes: 150,718 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney
Incumbent Melinda Katz defeated George Grasso and Devian Shondel Daniels in the Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 27, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melinda Katz | 71.0 | 44,601 |
| George Grasso | 14.3 | 8,969 | |
 | Devian Shondel Daniels | 14.0 | 8,799 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 448 | ||
| Total votes: 62,817 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Mossa advanced from the Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael Mossa advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens County District Attorney.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grasso in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
George Grasso did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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