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Jerald S. Carter
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Jerald S. Carter was a judge for the Nassau County Court in New York. He was elected to this position in 1998 and was re-elected in 2008. [1] Carter was defeated in his bid for re-election in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Carter received his B.A. from Fisk University in 1974 and his J.D. from Howard University in 1977. Carter began his career in 1977 as an assistant district attorney for the town of Hempstead. He worked in that capacity until 1980 and then worked as a private practice lawyer with his father, specializing in criminal, labor, and sports law. From 1983 to 1990, he served as a negotiating attorney for the Hempstead School Board. His judicial career began in 1989 when he became judge of the Hempstead Village Court. He worked there until 1996. He was then appointed an interim judge of the Nassau County District Court, where he served through 2007. In 1997, he also worked as a town attorney of Hempstead. He joined the county court in 1998 and was appointed an acting supreme court justice the following year.[1][2]
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]
Tammy S. Robbins (Democratic/Green/Reform/Women's Equality/Working Families) and incumbent Christopher G. Quinn (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform) defeated incumbent Jerald S. Carter (Republican/Conservative/Independence) and Joseph Conway (Democratic/Green/Women's Equality/Working Families) in the Nassau County Court general election for two open seats.[4]
| Nassau County Court, General Election (2 open seats), 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Green/Reform/Women's Equality/Working Families |  Tammy S. Robbins |
25.69% | 142,286 | |
| Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform | Christopher G. Quinn Incumbent |
25.17% | 139,418 | |
| Republican/Conservative/Independence | Jerald S. Carter Incumbent | 24.61% | 136,312 | |
| Democratic/Green/Women's Equality/Working Families | Joseph Conway | 24.50% | 135,669 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 161 | ||
| Total Votes | 553,846 | |||
| Source: Nassau County Elections, "official Results," accessed December 18, 2017 | ||||
GW=Tammy S. Robbins (Democratic/Green/Reform/Women's Equality/Working Families) and incumbent Christopher G. Quinn (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform) defeated incumbent Jerald S. Carter (Republican/Conservative/Independence) and Joseph Conway (Democratic/Green/Women's Equality/Working Families) in the Nassau County Court general election for two open seats.[5]
| Nassau County Court, General Election (2 open seats), 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Green/Reform/Women's Equality/Working Families | Tammy S. Robbins |
25.69% | 142,286 | |
| Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform | Christopher G. Quinn Incumbent |
25.17% | 139,418 | |
| Republican/Conservative/Independence | Jerald S. Carter Incumbent | 24.61% | 136,312 | |
| Democratic/Green/Women's Equality/Working Families | Joseph Conway | 24.50% | 135,669 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 161 | ||
| Total Votes | 553,846 | |||
| Source: Nassau County Elections, "official Results," accessed December 18, 2017 | ||||
Tammy S. Robbins and incumbent Christopher G. Quinn defeated Joseph Conway and incumbent Jerald S. Carter in the Nassau County Court Reform primary for two open seats.[6]
| Nassau County Court, Reform Primary (2 open seats), 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tammy S. Robbins |
28.81% | 344 |
| Christopher G. Quinn Incumbent |
27.89% | 333 |
| Joseph Conway | 24.87% | 297 |
| Jerald S. Carter Incumbent | 17.00% | 203 |
| Write-in votes | 1.42% | 17 |
| Total Votes | 1,194 | |
| Source: Nassau County Elections, "2017 Primary Official Results," September 12, 2017 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-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.[7]
Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:[7]
- be a state resident;
- be a county resident;
- have had at least five years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. Jerald S. Carter," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ The Fund for Modern Courts, "Report on the County Court"
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2017 Political Calendar," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Nassau County Board of Elections, "Candidate List as of August 8, 2017," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Nassau County Board of Elections, "Candidate List as of August 8, 2017," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Nassau County Board of Elections, "Candidate List as of August 8, 2017," August 8, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
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