Linda Poust-Lopez

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Linda Poust-Lopez

New York City Criminal Court Bronx County

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2031

Prior offices:

New York City Civil Court Bronx County 2nd Municipal Court District

Years in office: 2011 - 2020

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 23, 2020

Appointed

2012

Education

Bachelor's

Herbert H. Lehman College, 1985

Law

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1989

Linda Poust-Lopez is a judge of the New York City Criminal Court Bronx County. Her current term ends on December 31, 2031.

Poust-Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the 2nd Municipal Court District judge of the New York City Civil Court Bronx County. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.

Education

Poust-Lopez received her B.A. degree from Herbert H. Lehman College in 1985 and her J.D. degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1989.

Career

Poust-Lopez worked for The Legal Aid Society before joining the NYC Civil Court in 2011.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2020)

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Bronx County 2nd Municipal Court District

Wanda Negron won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Bronx County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wanda Negron (D)	99.6	176,774
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	744

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,518
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Bronx County 2nd Municipal Court District

Wanda Negron defeated incumbent Linda Poust-Lopez in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Bronx County 2nd Municipal Court District on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wanda Negron	54.5	29,698
	Submit photo	Linda Poust-Lopez	45.1	24,547
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	202

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,447
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2020

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