Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
New York local trial court judicial elections, 2025
 |
Special state legislative • State ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • How to run for office |
 |
|
← 2024
|
 Trial court elections |
Poll opening and closing times |
- Main articles: State judicial elections, 2025 and Local trial court judicial elections, 2025
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. In 2025, Ballotpedia is covering the following local elections in this state:
- Albany, New York - Mayor and city council
- Buffalo, New York - Mayor
- New York, New York - Mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and city council
- Bronx County, New York - Borough president and civil court judge
- Erie County, New York - Comptroller, sheriff, county legislature, supreme court judge, county court judge, and family court judge
- Kings County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
- New York County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
- Queens County, New York - Borough president, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
- Richmond County, New York - Borough president
If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the links for more information about the elections. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia does not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state. If the above list does not include your place of residence, contact your local election office for more information about trial court judicial elections on your ballot. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.
Election rules
Primary election
Closed primary elections are held to allow members of political parties to select their respective candidates. The candidate who wins the Democratic primary, for example, will go on to be the Democratic nominee in the general election. Independent candidates may also run in the general election, bypassing the primary.[1] If a candidate cross-files, he or she could run in the general election as a Democratic Party candidate, as well as a candidate for one or more other parties.
According to statute, candidates for the supreme courts are chosen indirectly through delegates. Voters elect convention delegates in the primary election, and the delegates choose the supreme court candidates who will be on the general election ballot.[2][3]
Additional elections
- See also: New York elections, 2025
See also
| Local courts | New York | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
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
| ||||||||||
