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Gregory Lasak
Gregory Lasak was a judge of the New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District. He left office on September 14, 2018.
Lasak (Democratic Party) ran for election for Queens County District Attorney in New York. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 25, 2019.
Lasak was a justice of the 11th Judicial District Supreme Court in Queens County, New York from 2004 to 2018. He was first elected in 2004 and retired September 14, 2018.[1]
Biography
Lasak earned a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2019)
General election
General election for Queens County District Attorney
Melinda Katz defeated Joe Murray in the general election for Queens County District Attorney on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melinda Katz (D) | 74.9 | 146,597 |
 | Joe Murray (R)  | 24.1 | 47,112 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,040 | ||
| Total votes: 195,749 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Kogan (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 25, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melinda Katz | 38.8 | 34,920 |
 | Tiffany Cabán | 38.7 | 34,860 | |
 | Gregory Lasak | 14.5 | 13,048 | |
| Mina Malik | 3.9 | 3,526 | ||
 | Rory Lancman | 1.6 | 1,415 | |
| Jose Nieves | 1.3 | 1,210 | ||
 | Betty Lugo | 1.2 | 1,095 | |
| Total votes: 90,074 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney
Daniel Kogan advanced from the Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 25, 2019.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Kogan | |
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2017
New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 13, 2017.[3]
The following candidates ran in the 11th District Supreme Court general election.
| 11th District Supreme Court, General Election (6 open seats), 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican/Conservative |  David Elliot Incumbent |
17.03% | 212,856 | |
| Democratic/Republican/Conservative | Gregory Lasak Incumbent |
16.03% | 200,306 | |
| Democratic/Republican/Conservative | Michael Aloise Incumbent |
15.95% | 199,338 | |
| Democratic/Conservative | Jodi Orlow |
12.77% | 159,659 | |
| Democratic | Richard G. Latin |
12.61% | 157,616 | |
| Democratic | Ulysses Leverett |
11.90% | 148,753 | |
| Republican/Conservative | Joseph Kasper | 5.12% | 64,013 | |
| Republican | Woodruff Carroll | 4.39% | 54,888 | |
| Republican | James Kevins | 3.98% | 49,742 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.22% | 2,751 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,249,922 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed December 18, 2017 | ||||
Selection method
- 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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[4]
- 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).
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gregory Lasak did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Queens Daily Eagle, "Justice Lasak Set To Resign Sept. 14," August 24, 2018
- ↑ New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. Gregory Lasak," accessed November 14, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2017 Political Calendar," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
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