Helen Voutsinas
2022 - Present
2027
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Helen Voutsinas is a judge for the 2nd Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. She assumed office on May 25, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Voutsinas (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Nassau County District Court in New York. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) appointed Voutsinas to the appellate court on May 25, 2022.[1]
Voutsinas was a judge on the Nassau County District Court in New York. She served on the court from 2011 to 2018.[2] Voutsinas won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. She ran on the Democratic, Green, Working Families, Women's Equality, and Reform party tickets. She left office in 2018.[3]
Education
Voutsinas received her undergraduate degree and J.D. from St. John's University in 1996 and 1999, respectively.[2]
Career
- 2022 - Present: Justice, 2nd Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
- 2020-Present: Justice, New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
- 2011-2019: Judge, Nassau County District Court
- 2004-2011: Principal law clerk, Judge Steven M. Jaeger
- 2001-2003: Assistant town attorney, Town of North Hempstead
- 2003: Deputy majority counsel, Nassau County Legislature
- 1999-2001: Attorney in private practice[2]
Elections
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.[4] Incumbent Helen Voutsinas and Eileen J. Goggin defeated Dennis McDermott and incumbent David W. McAndrews in the general election for two open seats on the Nassau County District Court.
| Nassau County District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Dem., Green, Wor., WEP, Reform |  Helen Voutsinas Incumbent |
27.27% | 165,530 | |
| Dem., Green, Wor., WEP | Eileen J. Goggin |
26.31% | 159,703 | |
| Rep., Con., Ind., Tax Revolt | Dennis McDermott | 23.52% | 142,750 | |
| Rep., Con., Ind., Reform, Tax Revolt | David W. McAndrews Incumbent | 22.86% | 138,722 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.04% | 239 | ||
| Total Votes | 606,944 | |||
| Source: Nassau County, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Voutsinas ran for election to the Nassau County Family Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Independence primary on September 9, 2014, receiving 28.6 percent of the vote. She competed against Thomas Rademaker, Danielle M. Peterson and Joseph H. Lorintz. Additionally, she ran on the Democratic party line, though there was not a primary for that party.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 24.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Thomas Rademaker, Danielle M. Peterson and Joseph H. Lorintz for two open seats.
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Awards and associations
Associations
- Member, Nassau County Women's Bar Association
- Member, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association
- Member, Nassau County Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association[2]
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the New York District Courts are each elected to six-year terms in partisan contested elections. They face reappointment at the end of each term. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and county resident, at least 18 years old and practice in the state for 10 years. This court has a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.[7][8]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Supreme Court of the State of New York: Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department, "Justices of the Court," accessed October 18, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Newsday, "Voter Guide: Helen Voutsinas," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ NYCourts.gov, "Hon. Helen Voutsinas," accessed January 15 2021
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Nassau County New York, "Primary candidates list," September 9, 2014
- ↑ Nassau County, “Board of Elections, Election Results,” accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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