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Verna L. Saunders
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Verna L. Saunders is a justice of the 1st Judicial District Supreme Court in New York. She won the seat in the general election on November 7, 2017.
At the time of her 2017 run for office, Saunders was a judge of the New York City Civil Court. She was elected to the civil court in 2012.[1]
Biography
Saunders earned a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from CUNY Law School. Her professional experience includes work as a senior court attorney for the New York City Civil Court and as a staff attorney for the Teamsters Local 237 Legal Service Plan and the AIDS Center of Queens County.[1]
Elections
2017
New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 13, 2017.[2]
The following candidates ran in the 1st District Supreme Court general election.
| 1st District Supreme Court, General Election (6 open seats), 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lori S. Sattler |
17.92% | 172,599 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Bannon |
16.86% | 162,449 | |
| Democratic | Verna L. Saunders |
16.41% | 158,124 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Cannataro |
16.09% | 154,958 | |
| Democratic | William Perry |
16.05% | 154,606 | |
| Democratic | Adam Silvera |
15.98% | 153,967 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.69% | 6,603 | ||
| Total Votes | 963,306 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed December 19, 2017 | ||||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-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.[3]
The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[3]
- be a state resident;
- have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
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2012
Saunders was elected to the Civil Court after running unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4] |
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. Verna Saunders," accessed November 14, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2017 Political Calendar," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
- ↑ New York City Board of Elections, "General Election – 1//06/2012," accessed November 14, 2017
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