Grace Hanlon
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2022 - Present
2035
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Grace Hanlon (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2035.
Hanlon (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (4 seats)
Grace Hanlon, John Licata, incumbent Frank Caruso, and Raymond Walter won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Grace Hanlon (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party) | 26.1 | 285,994 | |
| ✔ |  | John Licata (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party) | 25.1 | 274,861 |
| ✔ | Frank Caruso (R / D / Conservative Party) | 24.5 | 269,055 | |
| ✔ |  | Raymond Walter (R / D / Conservative Party) | 24.1 | 263,880 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 3,262 | ||
| Total votes: 1,097,052 | |||
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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.[1] Mary Slisz and Daniel J. Furlong defeated Lynn Wessel Keane, Grace Hanlon, and Kenneth D. Schaeffer in the general election for two open seats on the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District.[2]
| New York 8th District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican, Conservative |  Mary Slisz |
25.60% | 281,710 | |
| Republican, Conservative | Daniel J. Furlong |
24.64% | 271,144 | |
| Democratic, Independence | Lynn Wessel Keane | 23.74% | 261,207 | |
| Democratic, Working Families, Independence | Grace Hanlon | 23.60% | 259,713 | |
| Working Families | Kenneth D. Schaeffer | 2.35% | 25,810 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 748 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,100,332 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
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Judicial selection method
Supreme courts
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.[3]
The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[3]
- be a state resident;
- have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
See also
2021 Elections
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Footnotes
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Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
