Jill Epstein

Jill Epstein

Democratic Party

New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2040

Years in position

0

Prior offices:

New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District

Years in office: 2019 - 2026

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Jill Epstein (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2026. Her current term ends on January 1, 2040.

Epstein (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran in a special election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the special general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2025)

General election

Special general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (9 seats)

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carl J. Landicino (D / R / Conservative Party)	12.1	459,727
✔	Submit photo	Betsy Barros (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.6	443,582
✔	Submit photo	Jill Epstein (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.4	436,302
✔	Submit photo	Maria Aragona (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.4	436,208
✔	Submit photo	D. Bernadette Neckles (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.2	425,631
✔	Submit photo	Brian Gotlieb (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.0	418,244
✔	Submit photo	Jacqueline Williams (D)	10.5	398,565
✔	Submit photo	Norma Jennings (D)	10.1	385,360
✔	Submit photo	Claudia Daniels-DePeyster (D)	10.1	384,631
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	24,981

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 3,813,231
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Epstein in this election.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (2018)

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District

Jill Epstein won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jill Epstein (D)	99.9	81,391
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	117

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,508
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa S. Ottley (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District

Incumbent Lisa S. Ottley advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Lisa S. Ottley

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Campaign themes

2025

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