New York judicial elections, 2013

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The New York judicial elections consisted of a general election on November 5th. No judicial elections were scheduled for the September 10th primary.

This page contains candidates for Supreme, New York City Civil and County-level courts. If you are looking for municipal-level candidates, please see:

New York judicial elections, 2013 - Town and Village Courts

Post-election summary

Statistics from New York's 2013 judicial elections
Total candidates (general election):	833
Incumbent candidates:	513
Unopposed candidates:	486
% of unopposed candidates who were incumbents:	86%
Total candidates elected/re-elected:	665
New judges elected:	173
Incumbents re-elected:	492
Democratic candidates*:	320
Republican candidates*:	551
Democratic winners*:	238
Republican winners*:	508
* There were 100 candidates who ran on both party lines and were re-elected. These candidates are counted twice (once for each party) in these statistics.

The judicial elections in New York this year were mostly for municipal court seats. In many of these under-the-radar, local elections saw town and village court justices re-elected.

The higher-level trial courts saw plenty of action, especially for the supreme court seats, which attracted a large number of candidates. There were 31 supreme court seats up for election this year, spread across 11 of the 13 judicial districts. The New York City supreme court results are outlined below.

New York City supreme court races:
The results for New York City's supreme court races are in. The city contains the 1st, 2nd, 11th and 12th Judicial Districts. Between those four courts, there were 14 seats up for election this year.

• New York County: In the 1st Judicial District Supreme Court, Peter H. Moulton, Anil C. Singh and Debra James were elected to three seats.
• Kings County: In the 2nd Judicial District Supreme Court, 9 candidates competed in a crowded race for 5 seats. Bernard Graham, Desmond Green, Dawn M. Jimenez-Salta, Kenneth Sherman and Betty J. Williams emerged victorious. None of the candidates were incumbents.
• Queens County: In the 11th Judicial District Supreme Court, incumbents Robert J. McDonald and Jeremy S. Weinstein won re-election and will be joined on the court by Civil Court Judge Barry Schwartz.
• Bronx County: In the 12th Judicial District Supreme Court, incumbents Laura G. Douglas and Norma Ruiz were re-elected. Judge Julia I. Rodriguez, of the Civil Court, was also elected.

Supreme courts

New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District

Race 1, candidates competing for 4 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WeberGary J. Weber	No	Republican		11.1%   D
ReillyDavid T. ReillyA	No	Democratic, Republican		21.96%   A
PittsArthur G. PittsA	Yes	Democratic, Republican, Independence		22.0%   A
ZimmermanHope Schwartz ZimmermanA	No	Democratic		14.20%   A
HenningsPaul E. Hennings	No	Conservative		3.1%   D
HughesMatthew G. Hughes	No	Conservative, Independence		4.1%   D
GalassoJohn Michael GalassoA	No	Democratic, Republican, Independent		24.27%   A

New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District

Race 1, candidates competing for 3 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WeinsteinJeremy S. WeinsteinA	Yes	Democratic, Republican		32.1%   A
McDonaldRobert J. McDonaldA	Yes	Democratic, Republican, Conservative		32.7%   A
SchwartzBarry SchwartzA	No	Democratic		23.1%   A
KatsorhisKerry John Katsorhis	No	Republican, Conservative		8.1%   D

New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District

Race 1, candidates competing for 3 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilsonJohn H. Wilson	No	Republican, Conservative		3.7%   D
SchachnerLarry S. Schachner	No	Democratic		20.1%   D
RodriguezJulia I. RodriguezA	No	Democratic		21.6%   A
RuizNorma RuizA	Yes	Democratic		23.7%   A
DouglasLaura G. DouglasA	Yes	Democratic		24.9%   A
KuehnerKevin P. Kuehner	No	Republican		2.8%   D
SianoRobert D. Siano	No			3.3%   D

New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District

Race 1, candidates competing for 3 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SinghAnil C. SinghA	No	Democratic		28.1%   A
JamesDebra JamesA	No	Democratic		35.5%   A
MoultonPeter H. MoultonA	No	Democratic		27.8%   A
MistrettaPauline T. Mistretta	No	Republican		8.6%   D

New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District

Race 1, candidates competing for 5 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GrahamBernard GrahamA	No	Democratic, Republican, Conservative		18.0%   A
BradyRoss Brady	No	Conservative		1.2%   D
WilliamsBetty J. WilliamsA	No	Democratic, Republican, Conservative		20.6%   A
GreenDesmond GreenA	No	Democratic, Republican		16.9%   A
Jimenez-SaltaDawn M. Jimenez-SaltaA	No	Democratic, Republican, Conservative		18.1%   A
ShermanKenneth ShermanA	No	Democratic, Republican, Conservative		17.9%   A
MirocznikMendy Mirocznik	No	Working Families		2.5%   D
FinneganKevin A. Finnegan	No	Working Families		2.4%   D
SchoenbergerIlan Schoenberger	No	Working Families		2.4%   D

New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District

Seat 1

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DugganW. Dennis Duggan	No	Working Families		5.2%   D
Donnelly-StevensCarol Donnelly-Stevens	No	Republican/Conservative		41.2%   D
McNallyRichard J. McNallyA	No	Democratic/Independence		53.6%   A

New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District

Seats 1 and 2, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PritzkerStan L. PritzkerA	No	Republican/Conservative		34.5%   A
PowersMark L. Powers	No	Democratic		26.1%   D
NolanThomas D. NolanA	Yes	Republican/Conservative		39.4%   A

New York Supreme Court 5th Judicial District

Seats 1 and 2, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ParisAnthony J. ParisA	Yes	Republican, Conservative, Independence		49.8%   A
CentraJohn CentraA	Yes	Republican, Conservative, Independence		50.2%   A

New York Supreme Court 6th Judicial District

Race 1, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
FaughnanEugene D. FaughnanA	No	Republican, Conservative		48.0%   A
O’SheaJudith F. O'SheaA	Yes	Republican, Conservative		52.00%   A

New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District

Seat 1

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MontourMark A. MontourA	No	Democratic, Conservative, Working Families		54.9%   A

New York Supreme Court 9th Judicial District

Seats 1-5, candidates competing for 5 open seats

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DerricoChristie L. Derrico	No	Republican		7.2%   D
MaloneJanet C. Malone	No	Democratic		9.8%   D
GrossmanVictor G. GrossmanA	No	Democratic, Conservative, Working Families		11.4%   A
Vazquez-DolesMaria S. Vazquez-DolesA	No	Democratic, Working Families, Independence		10.8%   A
EisemannAlexander Eisemann	No	Democratic		7.9%   D
ColangeloJohn ColangeloA	No	Democratic, Conservative, Working Families, Independence		11.1%   A
CastriconeDaniel Castricone	No	Republican		7.2%   D
Sweeny, Jr.John SweenyA	Yes	Republican, Conservative, Working Families, Independence		10.8%   A
AngiolilloDaniel Angiolillo	Yes	Republican, Conservative, Independence		10.5%   D
DillonMark DillonA	Yes	Republican, Conservative, Working Families, Independence		11.3%   A

New York City Civil Court

Bronx

1st District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LocorotondoLucianna Locorotondo		Republican	38.0%	6.2%   D
MontanoArmando MontanoA		Democratic	62.0%A	93.8%   A

2nd District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilsonKim A. WilsonA	No	Democratic		99.9%   A

Countywide

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HertzbergHarry Hertzberg	No			11.7%   D
AlpertPaul L. AlpertA	No	Democratic		88.2%   A

Brooklyn

2nd District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CiccottoTheresa M. CiccottoA	No	Democratic		99.9%   A

7th District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KingKathy KingA	Yes	Democratic		100.0%   A

Countywide

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MartuscielloVincent F. Martusciello	No	Conservative		15.3%   D
SimpsonShawnDya L. SimpsonA	Yes	Democratic		84.6%   A

Manhattan

2nd District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SilveraAdam SilveraA	No	Democratic		34.6%   A
FriedmanMarcy FriedmanA	Yes	Democratic		31.2%   A
FreedKathryn E. FreedA	Yes	Democratic		33.9%   A

5th District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SharpeCarol SharpeA	No	Democratic		99.8%   A

7th District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DominguezDenise DominguezA	No	Democratic		99.6%   A

Queens

Countywide

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RosadoMary V. RosadoA	No	Democratic		27.2%   A
RamseurDakota RamseurA	No	Democratic		24.3%   A
KelleyJohn J. KelleyA	No	Democratic		24.6%   A
O’SheaAnn E. O'SheaA	Yes	Democratic		23.7%   A

1st District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HawkinsDavid M. HawkinsA	No	Democratic		99.4%   A

2nd District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
UngerSally E. UngerA	No	Democratic		99.4%   A

3rd District

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CulleyAnna CulleyA	Yes	Democratic, Republican, Conservative		99.8%   A

County courts

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Family courts

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Surrogate courts

Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court

Seat 1

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MorganPaul V. Morgan, Jr.A	No	Republican, Conservative, Independence, Working Families		57.8%   A
MorganJoshua Alan Sabo	No	Democratic		42.1%

Mandatory retirement ballot measure

In addition to judicial races, the State of New York also had a judicial ballot measure this year. Proposal 6 sought to increase the mandatory retirement age for judges of the State of New York Court of Appeals and justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. For more information on that measure, see Ballotpedia's New York Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment, Proposal 6 (2013).

Town and Village Courts

For information on city, town and village court races, see: New York judicial elections, 2013 - Town and Village Courts.

See also

• New York judicial elections
• Judicial selection in New York
• New York judicial elections, 2012