Rachel Adams
Rachel Adams was a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She left office in 2024.
Elections
2011
- Main page: New York judicial elections, 2011
Adams was elected to the Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 8th with 15.7% of the vote. She was cross-endorsed by the Democratic and Republican parties. Other successful candidates for the six open seats on the court were: Justice David Friedman, Justice Lawrence S. Knipel, Justice Betsy Barros, Acting Justice Johnny Lee Baynes, and Carl J. Landicino.[1][2][3]
Education
Adams received her J.D. degree from the Brooklyn Law School.[4]
Career
Adams was originally elected Judge of the New York City Civil Court in 2000. She also served on the Family Court of New York City from 2001 to 2003. She was then appointed acting justice of the Supreme Court, serving in Richmond County (13th District) until 2006 and then on the Kings County Family Court (2nd District) until 2007. Since 2007, Adams has served on the Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2011 Supreme Court Justice Candidates See p.1
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "Dems Nominate 5 Judges and 1 Lawyer For Brooklyn Bench," September 30, 2011"
- ↑ New York City 2011 Unofficial General Election Results
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York Courts, "Official biography of Justice Rachel Adams"
