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Gerald Lebovits
2025 - Present
2039
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Gerald Lebovits (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2039.
Lebovits (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lebovits graduated from Carleton University (B.A.), the University of Ottawa Law School (LL.L.), Tulane University School of Law (M.C.L.) and New York University School of Law (LL.M. in criminal justice).[1][2] Before becoming a judge, Lebovits was a law clerk for a justice of the New York Supreme Court, Criminal Term, in New York County and a trial lawyer with The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, also in New York County.
Lebovits first became a judge in 2001, joining the New York City Housing Court and serving on the court until 2010. He was elected to the New York City Civil Court in 2010 and subsequently appointed to the New York City Criminal Court in 2011. Lebovits was then reassigned to the New York City Civil Court in 2012.[3] Lebovits was appointed acting justice on the New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term in 2015.[4]
Awards and associations
- President, New York State Association of Acting Supreme Court Justices[5]
- Lecturer-in-law, Columbia Law School, 2010 - present
- Adjunct professor of law, Fordham University, 2011 - present
- Adjunct professor of law, New York University School of Law, 2012 - present
- Adjunct professor of law, St. John’s University School of Law, 2007-2012[4]
- Past president, New York City Association of Housing Court Judges
- Past president, Association of Small Claims Arbitrators, New York City Civil Court
- Past co-chair, New York State Bar Association Committee on Landlord-Tenant Proceedings
- Past chair, Fee Disputes and Conciliation Committee for the First Department
- 1989-2007: Adjunct professor of law and the moot court faculty adviser, New York Law School[6][7]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2024)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (2 seats)
Incumbent Cynthia Kern and incumbent Gerald Lebovits won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Kern (D) | 54.7 | 484,829 |
| ✔ |  | Gerald Lebovits (D) | 44.4 | 393,866 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 8,435 | ||
| Total votes: 887,130 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2020)
General election
General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District
Incumbent Gerald Lebovits won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Lebovits (D) | 99.0 | 35,299 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 359 | ||
| Total votes: 35,658 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gerald Lebovits advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Gerald Lebovits did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Unified Court System, Judicial Directory Housing Part, Hon. Gerald Lebovits
- ↑ Fordham University School of Law, "Hon. Gerald Lebovits," accessed December 26, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with glebovit@nycourts.gov," July 16, 2020]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NYCourts.gov, "Judges of the Trial Courts - Hon. Gerald Lebovits," accessed July 16, 2020
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