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Revision as of 20:44, 7 October 2024


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Linda Mejias is a judge of the New York Court of Claims. She assumed office in 2021.

Mejias ran for re-election for judge of the Nassau County Family Court in New York. She won in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Mejias was a 2015 candidate for the Nassau County District Court in New York. She was defeated in the general election.[1][2] She won the seat in the general election on November 7, 2017 and was a judge for the Nassau County Family Court until her appointment to the Court of Claims.

Elections

2017

See also: New York local trial court judicial 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.[3]

Linda K. Mejias (Democratic/Republican) and Eileen Daly-Sapraicone (Democratic/Republican) defeated Shaun Hogan (Conservative) and Robert Nigro (Conservative) in the Nassau County Family Court general election for two open seats.[4]

Nassau County Family Court, General Election (2 open seats), 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic/Republican Green check mark transparent.png Linda K. Mejias 44.78% 242,963
     Democratic/Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eileen Daly-Sapraicone 43.93% 238,323
     Conservative Shaun Hogan 5.78% 31,376
     Conservative Robert Nigro 5.47% 29,675
Write-in votes 0.04% 221
Total Votes 542,558
Source: Nassau County Elections, "official Results," accessed December 18, 2017

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the New York Family Courts all serve 10-year terms but their method of selection varies based on location. Outside of New York City, they are selected through partisan contested elections. In New York City, they are appointed by the mayor. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and county resident, at least 18 years old and practice in the state for 10 years. This court has a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.[5]

2015

See also: New York judicial elections, 2015

New York's judicial elections included a primary on September 10, 2015, and a general on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for primary candidates was August 16, 2015.

The candidates ran for two open seats.

Nassau County District Court, District 4, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Girardi 28.7% 26,123
     Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform Green check mark transparent.png Paul L. Meli 28.2% 25,695
     Democratic, Working Families, Green, Women's Equality Linda K. Mejias 22.6% 20,603
     Democratic, Green, Women's Equality Michael Siff 20.5% 18,639
Write-in votes 0.02% 22
Total Votes 91,082
Source: Nassau County, New York, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 4, 2015

See also

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