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Joseph J. Esposito
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2026
Joseph J. Esposito is a judge of the Supreme Court 11th Judicial District in New York. He was elected in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Esposito was a judge for the New York City Civil Court, Queens County from 2005 to 2016. He was also an acting justice of the Supreme Court 11th Judicial District from 2010 to 2016.[1]
Education
Esposito received his undergraduate degree from St. John's University in 1972, his master's degree from the New School For Social Research in 1974, and his J.D. from the Fordham University Law School in 1979.[1][2]
Career
- 2017 - Present: Judge, Supreme Court 11th Judicial District
- 2005-2016: Judge, New York City Civil Court Queens County
- 2002-2004: Principal law clerk to Justice Robert C. Kohm, Queens County Supreme Court
- 2000-2002: Principal law clerk to Justice Ronald D. Hollie, Queens County Supreme Court
- 1982-2000: Principal law clerk to Justice Vincent F. Naro, Supreme Court of New York State
- 1981-1982: Law assistant, New York State Court System, Law Assistant, Trial Part, Civil Court [1]
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.[3] The following candidates ran in the general election for seven open seats on the New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District.[4]
| New York 11th District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative |  Marguerite A. Grays Incumbent |
15.64% | 455,669 | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative | Joseph J. Esposito |
15.02% | 437,685 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Margaret McGowan |
14.30% | 416,504 | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative | Joseph A. Zayas |
14.16% | 412,534 | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative | William A. Viscovich |
14.08% | 410,113 | |
| Democratic | Ernest F. Hart |
12.08% | 351,951 | |
| Democratic | Cheree A. Buggs |
11.25% | 327,753 | |
| Republican, Conservative | Joseph F. Kasper | 3.28% | 95,615 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 5,309 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,913,133 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Esposito ran for re-election to the New York City Civil Court Queens County (1st District).
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. Joseph J. Esposito," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Judicial Candidate Information: Joseph J. Esposito," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed November 4, 2016
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