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Margaret Parisi-McGowan
Margaret Parisi-McGowan was a judge for the Supreme Court 11th Judicial District in New York. She was elected in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Parisi-McGowan was a judge for the Queens County Family Court from 2006 to 2016.[1]
Education
McGowan attended the Queens College of the City University of New York for her bachelor's degree and Queens College of the City University of New York School of Law for her J.D. She also attended the University of Perugia, Italy for part of her undergraduate studies.[2][1]
Career
McGowan began her career in 1988 as a general practice lawyer working with civil litigation. She then worked as a court attorney in New York from 1990 until 1998, when she was appointed to the New York City Housing Court (Queens County). She was reappointed to the housing court in 2003 and was appointed to the family court in 2006.[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 | ||||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. Margaret Parisi-McGowan," accessed February 15, 2017
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Margaret P. McGowan," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 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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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
