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Gregory Lasak

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Gregory Lasak
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Prior offices
New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 25, 2019

Education

Law

New York University

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

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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
Image of Melinda Katz
Melinda Katz (D)
 
74.9
 
146,597
Image of Joe Murray
Joe Murray (R) Candidate Connection
 
24.1
 
47,112
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
2,040

Total votes: 195,749
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Melinda Katz
Melinda Katz
 
38.8
 
34,920
Image of Tiffany Cabán
Tiffany Cabán
 
38.7
 
34,860
Image of Gregory Lasak
Gregory Lasak
 
14.5
 
13,048
Mina Malik
 
3.9
 
3,526
Image of Rory Lancman
Rory Lancman
 
1.6
 
1,415
Jose Nieves
 
1.3
 
1,210
Image of Betty Lugo
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.


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2017

See also: New York local trial court judicial elections, 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 Green check mark transparent.png David Elliot Incumbent 17.03% 212,856
     Democratic/Republican/Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Lasak Incumbent 16.03% 200,306
     Democratic/Republican/Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Michael Aloise Incumbent 15.95% 199,338
     Democratic/Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Jodi Orlow 12.77% 159,659
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard G. Latin 12.61% 157,616
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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

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