Heela Capell
Heela Capell (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on January 1, 2038.
Capell (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Bourne-Clarke (D / R / Conservative Party) | 17.0 | 142,892 |
| ✔ |  | Rachel Freier (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.6 | 139,995 |
| ✔ | Joanne Quinones (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.5 | 138,728 | |
| ✔ | Saul Stein (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.1 | 135,341 | |
| ✔ | Heela Capell (D / R / Conservative Party) | 15.7 | 132,542 | |
| ✔ |  | Caroline Cohen (D) | 13.0 | 109,472 |
| Timothy Peterson (R / Conservative Party) | 4.1 | 34,204 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 9,268 | ||
| Total votes: 842,442 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Capell in this election.
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Civil Court Kings County (3 seats)
Incumbent Sharen D. Hudson, Inga O'Neale, and Heela Capell won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharen D. Hudson (D) | 34.7 | 228,861 | |
| ✔ | Inga O'Neale (D) | 33.6 | 221,866 | |
| ✔ | Heela Capell (D) | 30.7 | 202,570 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 6,788 | ||
| Total votes: 660,085 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County (3 seats)
Inga O'Neale defeated Casilda Elena Roper-Simpson and Charles Finkelstein in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Inga O'Neale | 36.4 | 92,645 | |
| Casilda Elena Roper-Simpson | 35.2 | 89,566 | ||
| Charles Finkelstein | 27.8 | 70,731 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,422 | ||
| Total votes: 254,364 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharen D. Hudson and Heela Capell advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heela Capell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Heela Capell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
