Hemalee Patel
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2025 - Present
2035
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Hemalee Patel (Democratic Party) is a judge for Brooklyn 5th Municipal Court District of the New York City Civil Court Kings County. Patel assumed office on January 1, 2025. Patel's current term ends on January 1, 2035.
Patel (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for the Brooklyn 5th Municipal Court District judge of the New York City Civil Court Kings County. Patel won in the special general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2024)
General election
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 5th Municipal Court District (2 seats)
Jacob Zelmanovitz and Hemalee Patel defeated Benjamin Lieberman in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 5th Municipal Court District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jacob Zelmanovitz (D / Conservative Party) | 45.4 | 90,401 | |
| ✔ | Hemalee Patel (D) | 32.4 | 64,647 | |
| Benjamin Lieberman (Conservative Party) | 21.3 | 42,394 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,840 | ||
| Total votes: 199,282 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Hemalee Patel and Jacob Zelmanovitz advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 5th Municipal Court District.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Benjamin Lieberman and Jacob Zelmanovitz advanced from the special Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 5th Municipal Court District.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Patel in this election.
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.[1]
Elena Baron defeated Hemalee Patel, Rupert V. Barry, and Derefim Neckles in the New York City Civil Court - Kings County District 6 Democratic primary.[2]
| New York City Civil Court, Kings County District 6 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Elena Baron |
39.02% | 11,248 |
| Hemalee Patel | 23.11% | 6,660 |
| Rupert V. Barry | 22.80% | 6,571 |
| Derefim Neckles | 14.80% | 4,265 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 79 |
| Total Votes | 28,823 | |
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Returns," September 12, 2017 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the New York City Civil Court are each elected to 10-year terms in partisan contested elections, with one exception. Judges of the New York City Housing Court are appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge and serve five-year terms. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and city 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.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2017 Political Calendar," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ New York City Board of Elections, "Primary Contest List for September 12, 2017," August 17, 2017
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