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Rachel Freier
2023 - Present
2038
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Rachel Freier is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office in 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2038.
Freier (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Bourne-Clarke (D / R / Conservative Party) | 17.0 | 142,892 |
| ✔ |  | Rachel Freier (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.6 | 139,995 |
| ✔ | Joanne Quinones (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.5 | 138,728 | |
| ✔ | Saul Stein (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.1 | 135,341 | |
| ✔ | Heela Capell (D / R / Conservative Party) | 15.7 | 132,542 | |
| ✔ |  | Caroline Cohen (D) | 13.0 | 109,472 |
| Timothy Peterson (R / Conservative Party) | 4.1 | 34,204 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 9,268 | ||
| Total votes: 842,442 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Freier in this election.
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] Rachel Freier defeated Morton Avigdor in the general election for the Kings County section (5th District) of the New York City Civil Court.
| New York City Civil Court, Kings (5th District) General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rachel Freier |
74.30% | 68,088 | |
| Con., Ind. | Morton Avigdor | 25.53% | 23,393 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 159 | ||
| Total Votes | 91,640 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2016 Unofficial Results - Judge of the Civil Court - District 5th Municipal Court District - Kings," 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
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rachel Freier did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
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