New York judicial elections, 2012

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Judicial elections, 2012
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The New York judicial elections consisted of a primary election on September 13th and a general election on November 6th.

## New York judicial elections summary, 2012

|  |  Court of Appeals  |  Appellate Division  |  Trial

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Total candidates  |  0  |  0 |  293
Unopposed candidates  |  0 |  |  38
Judges re-elected |  |  |  113
Judges not re-elected |  |  |  17
New judges elected |  |  |  100
Partisan or Nonpartisan |  | Partisan |
Democratic winners |  |  |
Republican winners |  |  |

## Supreme Courts[edit]

### New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District

Candidates competed for six seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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QuinnChristopher G. Quinn | No| Republican| | 6.86% D
WeberGary J. Weber | No| Republican| | 6.62% D
CattersonJames M. Catterson | Yes| | | 6.82% D
LeoJohn Leo A| No| Democratic| | 8.26% A
WatsonJoy Watson | No| Republican| | 6.81% D
AustinLeonard Austin A| Yes| Democratic| | 8.2% A
SteinmanLeonard Steinman (New York) A| No| Democratic| | 8.09% A
SkelosPeter Skelos A| Yes| Republican| | 6.9% A
AmbroRichard Ambro A| No| Democratic| | 8.16% A
CartierRudolph Cartier | No| Republican| | 6.47% D
PardesSondra Pardes A| No| Democratic| | 8.22% A

### New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District

Candidates competed for three seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LoprestoCharles S. Lopresto A| No| Democratic and Republican| | 22.79% A
SilvagniGiovanni Silvagni | No| Republican| | 5% D
CullenLawrence V. Cullen A| No| Democratic| | 20.47% A
PurificationLeslie J. Purificacion A| No| Democratic| | 19.44% A
BeltaniRobert V. Beltrani | No| Republican| | 5.17% D

### New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District

Candidates competed for two seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MillsDonna Mills A| Yes| Democratic| | 37.03% A
TapiaFernando Tapia A| No| Democratic| | 33.88% A
WilsonJohn H. Wilson | No| Republican, Conservative| | 3.8% D

### New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District

Candidates competed for four seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SilverGeorge J. Silver A| No| Democratic| | 13.89% A
MendezManuel J. Mendez A| No| Democratic| | 16.32% A
ScarpullaSaliann Scarpulla A| No| Democratic| | 14.21% A

### New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District

Candidates competed for three seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KaminsBarry Kamins A| No| Democratic| | 23.67% A
ChambersCheryl Chambers A| Yes| | | 25.51% A
MillerWilliam Miller (New York) A| No| Republican, Democrat, Conservative| | 23.7% A

### New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District

Candidates competed for two seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MaloneBernard Malone | Yes| Republican| | 17.93% D
WeissmanLarry Weissman | No| Working Families| | 2.25% D
KavanaghMichael Kavanagh | Yes| Republican| | 20.44% D
MottRichard Mott A| No| Democratic| | 23.89% A
SchickStephan Schick A| No| Democratic| | 21.42% A

### New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District

Candidates competed for four seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CatenaFelix J. Catena | No| Republican| | 10.07% D
WaitJeffrey D. Wait | No| Democratic| | 9.32% D
SilvestriJohn Silvestri | No| Democratic| | 9.51% D
EllisJohn T. Ellis A| No| Republican| | 10.14% A
SiseJoseph Sise A| Yes| Republican| | 11.48% A
PowersMark L. Powers | No| Democratic| | 9.59% D
BuchananThomas Buchanan A| No| Republican| | 10.51% A

### New York Supreme Court 6th Judicial District

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DowdKevin M. Dowd A| Yes| Republican| | 100% A

### New York Supreme Court 7th Judicial District

Candidates competed for two seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BarryDavid Barry | Yes| Republican| | 20.68% D
DonofrioGail A. Donofrio A| No| Republican| | 27.03% A
OdorisiJ. Scott Odorisi A| No| Democratic| | 21.43% A
GleasonSean E. Gleason | No| Democratic| | 18.01% D

### New York Supreme Court 9th Judicial District

Candidates competed for three seats.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ChuCarl Chu | No| Republican| | 9.15% D
LoehrGerald Loehr A| No| Democratic| | 16.63% A
La CavaJohn R. La Cava | Yes| Republican| | 12.01% D
RosaMaria Rosa A| No| Democratic| | 19.18% A
Rory Lancman | | | |
SciortinoSandra Sciortino A| No| Democratic| | 15.41% A

## NYC Civil Court[edit]

### Bronx County[edit]

Candidates competed for two seats.  Rosado and Hertzberg ran for the 1st District; McShan and Szalkiewicz ran for the 2nd District.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SzalkiewiczDaniel Szalkiewicz | No| Republican/Conservative| | 2.29% D
McShanEddie McShan A| No| Democratic| 59.9%A| 83.54% A
HertzbergHarry Hertzberg | No| | | 12.85% D
RosadoLlinet Rosado A| No| Democratic| | 71.22% A

### Kings County[edit]

Candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WalkerCraig S. Walker A| No| Democratic| | 55.06% A
GarsonRobin S. Garson A| Yes| Democratic| | 53.23% A
BradyRoss Brady | No| Conservative| | 24.55% D
MartuscielloVincent F. Martusciello | No| Conservative| | 23.55% D

Candidate ran unopposed.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MontelioneRichard J. Montelione A| No| Democratic| 51.9%A| 100% A

Candidate ran unopposed.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ToussaintWavny Toussaint A| Yes| Democratic| | 100% A

Candidate ran unopposed.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MostofskySteven Mostofsky A| No| Democratic/Conservative| 44.8%A| 100% A

### New York County[edit]

Candidates competed for three positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SinghAnil C. Singh A| Yes| Democratic| | 51.96% A
CraneMelissa A. Crane A| No| Democratic| | 55.63% A
Verna L. Saunders A| Yes| Democratic| | 51.96% A

Candidate ran unopposed.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SamuelsDebra R. Samuels A| Yes| Democrat/Republican| | 100% A

Candidate ran unopposed.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SokoloffLisa Sokoloff A| No| Democratic| 54.5%A| 100% A

Candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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EngoronArthur F. Engoron A| Yes| Democratic| | 100% A
KellyShawn T. Kelly A| Yes| Democratic| | 100% A

Candidate ran unopposed.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Rodriguez-MortickJeanette Rodriguez-Morick A| Yes| Democratic| | 100% A

### Queens County[edit]

Candidates competed for four positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GoliaDonna-Marie E. Golia A| No| Democratic| | 100% A
LoveLarry L. Love A| No| Democratic| | 100% A
CalorasRobert I. Caloras A| No| Democratic| | 100% A
LeverettUlysses Leverett A| No| Democratic| | 100% A

## County Courts[edit]

For information about the County Court elections, see New York judicial elections, 2012 - County Courts.

## Town and Village Courts[edit]

For information about the Town and Village Court elections, see New York judicial elections, 2012 - Town and Village Courts.

## In the news[edit]

### 3 votes separate candidates in two races[edit]

As featured in JP Election Brief: Highlights of the 2012 judicial elections on November 15, 2012

In this year;s election, the East Rochester Town Court race in Monroe County and the Olean Town Court in Cattaraugus County were the closest races in the state.

In Monroe County, Dennis J. Greco earned 1,196 votes, while David P. Bonacchi earned 1,193. In Cattaraugus County, Sherry L. Lemon had 392 votes, while Thomas G. Churakos, Sr. had 389.

### New York races set and announced[edit]

As featured in JP Election Brief: Campaign ads and voter education on October 25, 2012.

There were races for all trial courts this year, the Supreme Courts, NYC Civil Court, City Courts, Surrogates' Courts, County Courts, District Courts, Family Courts, and Town and Village Courts. For the Supreme Courts, the state's court of general jurisdiction, there were 30 races, only one of which was uncontested.

In the race for 9th Judicial District Supreme Court, seven candidates competed for three seats. One of those candidates was Rory Lancman, who served in the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012 and was defeated in the primaries. Lancman was nominated by the Working Families Party in the 9th Judicial District race. He was in the race but he expressed his interest in maintaining his law practice before considering long term plans.[1]

## See also[edit]

* New York judicial elections

## External links[edit]

* Watertown Daily Times, "Merrell entering race for Supreme Court seat," June 1, 2011
* TimesUnion.com, "GOP lawyer vies for state bench," June 24, 2011
* Watertown Daily News, "Judge hopeful vows ethics," July 3, 2011
* DemocratandChronicle.com, "New York unlikely to meet judge's election deadlines," January 31, 2012

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ TimesLedger.com, "Lancman bides time before mulling Council run," October 11, 2012

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