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Margaret A. Pui Yee Chan
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2021 - Present
2030
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Margaret A. Chan (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 1st Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. She assumed office in 2021. Her current term ends on July 30, 2030.
Chan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Chan received her B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1979 and her J.D. from Touro Law School in 1993.[1] Chan began her career in 1994 as a senior court attorney for the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Department. She then joined the law firm of Gim & Chan, P.C. in 1999, where she worked as an associate and partner until 2001. She then worked briefly in 2001 and 2002 as a partner of the Law Offices of Chan, Lee & Cheung, PLLC before starting her own law practice in 2002. She became a civil court judge in 2007 and was appointed an acting supreme court justice in 2013.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (2 seats)
Incumbent Margaret A. Chan and incumbent John J. Kelley won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret A. Chan (D) | 53.7 | 213,330 | |
| ✔ |  | John J. Kelley (D) | 45.0 | 178,888 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 4,893 | ||
| Total votes: 397,111 | |||
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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.[2] Incumbent Margaret A. Chan ran unopposed in the general election for the New York County section (2nd District) of the New York City Civil Court.
| New York City Civil Court, New York (2nd District) General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Margaret A. Chan Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the New York City Civil Court are each elected to 10-year terms in partisan contested elections, with one exception. Judges of the New York City Housing Court are appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge and serve five-year terms. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and city resident, at least 18 years old and practice in the state for 10 years. This court has a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.[3]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margaret A. Chan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York Courts, "2006 Voter Guide: Biography of candidate Margaret A. Pui Yee Chan"
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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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
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
