Suzanne Maxwell Barnes

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Suzanne Maxwell Barnes

Democratic Party

Erie County Court

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

6

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 6, 2018

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Suzanne Maxwell Barnes (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Erie County Court in New York. Maxwell Barnes assumed office in 2019. Maxwell Barnes' current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Maxwell Barnes (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Erie County Court in New York. Maxwell Barnes (Democratic Party) won in the general election on November 6, 2018. Maxwell Barnes advanced from the Republican primary on September 13, 2018.

Maxwell Barnes cross-filed to also run with the Republican Party, the Conservative Party, the Independence Party, the Reform Party, the Working Families Party, and the Green Party in 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2018)

General election

General election for Erie County Court

Suzanne Maxwell Barnes defeated Debra Givens in the general election for Erie County Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Maxwell Barnes (D)	92.3	298,920
	Submit photo	Debra Givens (Working Families Party)	7.7	24,822

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,742
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Erie County Court

Suzanne Maxwell Barnes defeated Debra Givens in the Democratic primary for Erie County Court on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Maxwell Barnes	51.9	38,130
	Submit photo	Debra Givens	48.1	35,368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,498
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Erie County Court

Suzanne Maxwell Barnes defeated Debra Givens in the Republican primary for Erie County Court on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Maxwell Barnes	57.9	6,996
	Submit photo	Debra Givens	42.1	5,086

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,082
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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Party primary for Erie County Court

Debra Givens advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Court on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debra Givens	100.0	122

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.

Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:

• be a state resident;
• be a county resident;
• have had at least five years of in-state law practice;
• be at least 18 years old; and
• be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

See also

• Courts in New York
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018

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Footnotes

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