Sharon Bourne-Clarke
2024 - Present
2038
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Sharon Bourne-Clarke (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on January 1, 2038.
Sharon Bourne-Clarke (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Education
Clarke has a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College, a master's degree in public policy and administration from Harvard University, and a J.D. from City University of New York Law School.[1]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Clarke worked as the founder and CEO of Central Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. She has previously worked at the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Division in Queens, New York. She served as counsel to New York City's Office of Corporation Counsel, and as deputy general counsel at the New York State Division of Human Rights.[1]
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
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2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Clarke ran for election to the New York City Civil Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2014, receiving 53.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Diana J. Szochet and Isiris Isela Isaac.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vote Sharon Clarke for Civil Court Judge campaign website, "Meet Sharon," archived October 1, 2014
- ↑ Information received via an email with the New York City Candidate Records Unit on September 4, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Statement and Return Report for Certification General Election 2014," November 4, 2014
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
