Myrna Socorro
Myrna Socorro (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2037.
Socorro (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2022)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District (3 seats)
Myrna Socorro, Connie Morales, and incumbent Fidel Gomez won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Myrna Socorro (D) | 35.6 | 123,849 | |
| ✔ | Connie Morales (D) | 32.1 | 111,692 | |
| ✔ | Fidel Gomez (D) | 32.0 | 111,319 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,471 | ||
| Total votes: 348,331 | |||
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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.[1] Incumbent Marian C. Doherty, Myrna Socorro, and Patsy Gouldborne defeated Robert D. Siano in the general election for three open seats on the Bronx section of the New York City Civil Court.
| New York City Civil Court, Bronx General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marian C. Doherty Incumbent |
35.64% | 219,966 | |
| Democratic | Myrna Socorro |
32.15% | 198,407 | |
| Democratic | Patsy Gouldborne |
27.60% | 170,348 | |
| Republican | Robert D. Siano | 4.47% | 27,558 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 844 | ||
| Total Votes | 617,123 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2016 Unofficial Results - Judge of the Civil Court - County Bronx," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
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.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Myrna Socorro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
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