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Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr.

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Kenneth L. Thompson Jr.

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Prior offices
New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District

Education

Bachelor's

New York University

Law

St. John's University School of Law

Kenneth L. Thompson Jr. was a judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District.

Education

Thompson received his B.A. degree from New York University in 1973 and his J.D. degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1976 and his LL.M. degree from the New York University School of Law in 1980.[1]

Career

Prior to graduating from law school, Thompson worked as Counsel to the Williamsbridge Tax Payers Association and, in 1975, as Assistant General Counsel to the Securities Exchange Commission Office of Chief Counsel. He then worked as a summer intern of EF Hutton & Co., Inc. in 1976 and 1977. In 1979 and 1980, he was a Pleadings Attorney for the New York State Department of Insurance and, from 1981 to 1984 he was a Law Assistant Referee for the Bronx County Surrogate's Court.

Thompson began his judicial career in 1990 when he became a judge of the New York City Civil Court of Bronx County. He was then elected to the Supreme Court in 1996.[1]

2009 election

On November 3, 2009, Thompson was re-elected to the New York Supreme Court 12th District (Bronx County). Five candidates ran for three seats.[2]

Candidate IncumbentSeatPartyElection %
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Lucindo Suarez ApprovedA Yes12th DistrictDemocratic16.4%
Sharon A. M. Aarons ApprovedA No12th DistrictDemocratic16.2%
Kenneth Thompson, Jr. ApprovedA Yes12th DistrictDemocratic, Conservative17.6%
John H. Wilson No12th DistrictRepublican, Conservative3.6%
Loraine Corsa No12th DistrictConservative>1%


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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bio
  2. NYS Board of Elections State Supreme Court Election Returns Nov. 3, 2009