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Glenda Hernandez
Glenda Hernandez (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2035.
Hernandez (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County. She won in the special general election on November 5, 2024.
Hernandez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Glenda Hernandez was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. She earned a high school diploma from Walton High School, a bachelor's degree from City University of New York, Hunter College in 1990, and a law degree from the Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1995. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
Note: Two seats were on the ballot in the New York City Civil Court Queens County 2024 primary. Three additional seats were added to the ballot before the general election.
General election
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter F. Lane (D / R) | 20.0 | 532,153 | |
| ✔ |  | Glenda Hernandez (D)  | 14.7 | 391,470 |
| ✔ | Amish Doshi (D) | 14.5 | 384,304 | |
| ✔ |  | Melissa Deberry (D) | 13.7 | 363,119 |
| ✔ |  | Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar (D) | 13.2 | 351,211 |
 | William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party) | 8.3 | 220,878 | |
 | Mary-Ann Maloney (R) | 7.9 | 209,942 | |
| Stephen Dachtera (R) | 7.2 | 189,904 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 11,286 | ||
| Total votes: 2,654,267 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County (5 seats)
Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar and Glenda Hernandez defeated Julie Milner and Amish Doshi in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar | 29.9 | 31,340 |
| ✔ | | Glenda Hernandez | 27.7 | 29,000 |
 | Julie Milner | 21.2 | 22,173 | |
| Amish Doshi | 20.3 | 21,279 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 852 | ||
| Total votes: 104,644 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Shanahan advanced from the special Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. William Shanahan advanced from the special Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Glenda Hernandez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hernandez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Equality
- Justice
- Loyalty to the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Civil Court Queens County |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 16, 2024
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