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Rita Mella
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2027
Rita Mella is a judge of the New York County Surrogate's Court. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Education
Mella received her J.D. degree from the City University of New York Law School in 1991.[1]
Career
Mella began her career in 1993, serving as court attorney and law clerk for Hon. Richard Rivera (of the Kings County Family, Civil and Supreme Courts) until 2002. She then served in the same capacity for Hon. Margarita Lopez Torres (of the Kings County Surrogate's and Criminal Courts) through 2006. She joined the Criminal Court in 2007. Five years later, she was elected to the New York County Surrogate's Court.[1][2]
2012 election
Mella for the New York County Surrogate Court in 2012. She defeated Barbara Jaffe in the Democratic primary on September 13, winning 52.9% of the vote. Mella was elected after running unopposed in the general election.[3][4][5]
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- New York City Criminal Court
- Thomson Reuters, "Two Civil Court judges face off for Manhattan surrogate," September 11, 2012
- ABA Journal, "Woman Charged with Taking Off Her Clothes in Public Demonstrates Her Technique in Court," October 13, 2011
- Reuters News & Insight, New York Legal: "Mella prevails in Manhattan surrogate Democratic primary," September 14, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rita Mella biography from the NY State Unified Court System
- ↑ New York City Criminal Court: Drug Court: Manhattan Misdemeanor Treatment Court, Rita Mella biography
- ↑ New York County Board of Elections, 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Board of Elections, Civil Court results
- ↑ New York City Board of Elections: The Contest List, November 6, 2012 Scroll to p.3 of 11
