William A. Viscovich
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2031
William A. Viscovich is a judge for the Queens County Supreme Court in the 11th Judicial District of New York. He was first elected to the position on November 8, 2016.
Viscovich was previously a judge on the New York City Civil Court of Queens County, New York from 2008 to 2016.[1]
Education
Viscovich received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1983 and his J.D. from the Albany Law School of Union University in 1986.[1]
Career
Viscovich began his career in 1989 as Counsel to Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn. He then served as counsel to the Queens County Clerk from 2001 until his judicial election in 2007. He joined the civil court in 2008.[1]
Elections
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.[2] The following candidates ran in the general election for seven open seats on the New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District.[3]
| New York 11th District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative |  Marguerite A. Grays Incumbent |
15.64% | 455,669 | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative | Joseph J. Esposito |
15.02% | 437,685 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Margaret McGowan |
14.30% | 416,504 | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative | Joseph A. Zayas |
14.16% | 412,534 | |
| Democratic, Republican, Conservative | William A. Viscovich |
14.08% | 410,113 | |
| Democratic | Ernest F. Hart |
12.08% | 351,951 | |
| Democratic | Cheree A. Buggs |
11.25% | 327,753 | |
| Republican, Conservative | Joseph F. Kasper | 3.28% | 95,615 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 5,309 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,913,133 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
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Footnotes
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
