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Loren Baily-Schiffman
Loren Baily-Schiffman (Democratic Party) was a judge of the New York City Civil Court Kings County. She left office in 2021.
Baily-Schiffman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York City Civil Court Kings County. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Baily-Schiffman earned a B.A. from Oberlin College and a J.D. from New York Law School. Her professional experience includes work as an attorney for the Brooklyn branch of Legal Services for New York and as an attorney in private practice at her own firm, the Law Office of Loren Baily.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for New York City Civil Court Kings County (2 seats)
Incumbent Loren Baily-Schiffman and Rupert V. Barry defeated Vincent F. Martusciello in the general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Loren Baily-Schiffman (D) | 51.4 | 480,309 | |
| ✔ | Rupert V. Barry (D) | 42.2 | 394,215 | |
| Vincent F. Martusciello (Conservative Party) | 6.2 | 57,653 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 3,020 | ||
| Total votes: 935,197 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ingrid Joseph (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County (2 seats)
Incumbent Ingrid Joseph and incumbent Loren Baily-Schiffman defeated Sheryl Orwel and Saul Cohen in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ingrid Joseph | 34.5 | 139,942 | |
| ✔ | Loren Baily-Schiffman | 30.7 | 124,407 | |
| Sheryl Orwel | 22.9 | 92,907 | ||
| Saul Cohen | 11.9 | 48,424 | ||
| Total votes: 405,680 | |||
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Vincent F. Martusciello advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County.
Noteworthy cases
Calls for removal from supreme court position
Republican mayoral candidate and state Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association called for Baily-Schiffman to be removed from her position as an acting supreme court justice after she released four men without bail on July 9, 2017. Kurdel Emmanuel, one of the men Baily-Schiffman released, was in custody for allegedly attempting to take a police officer's gun at a Bushwick precinct. Another of the men, Derrick Gadson, allegedly threatened a nun at a Prospect Heights church. The other two, Bernard Szurant and Rudolph Evmenenko, allegedly shouted racial slurs at a Trinidadian man and threatened to lynch him.[2][3]
Malliotakis described Baily-Schiffman as "a threat to the men and women of the NYPD and to the citizens of our city."[4] She said, "I call on Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks to remove Judge Loren Baily-Schiffman from criminal court and demote her to the civil court position she was elected to. I also call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to show leadership and do the same."[4] De Blasio spokesman Austin Finan said, "Judge Baily-Schiffman’s decision was dangerous and unacceptable. These cases deserve to be heard by seasoned criminal court judges with the authority to consider dangerousness in setting bail amounts."[2]
Lucian Chalfen, a representative for the state's courts, said, "A judge has broad discretion when deciding to set bail or bond. In these instances, the judge made her decisions based on the facts and circumstances of the respective cases as she saw them."[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. Loren Baily-Schiffman," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kings County Politics, "Malliotakis, PBA Slams Judge's Lenient Decision," July 17, 2017
- ↑ New York Post, "Gun-Grabbing Nut Wasn't the Only Suspect Judge Released Without Bail," July 15, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nicole Malliotakis for NYC Mayor, "Judge's Actions Are a Threat to the Men and Women of the NYPD," July 12, 2017
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
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Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
