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Shlomo S. Hagler
Candidate for New York Supreme Court - District 1
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Biography
Shlomo S. Hagler is the current Presiding Justice of the Appellate Term, First Department, a position he has held since 2021. He previously served as a New York Supreme Court Justice, elected in 2012, and held judicial roles in the New York City Housing Court and Civil Court. Hagler was designated an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court in 2008, where he established an "Innovative Guardianship Part."
Key Voting Record
NYC 'Taxi of Tomorrow' plan Nay
Judge Hagler struck down the city's plan to require most yellow cabs to be the Nissan NV200 model, ruling it violated the separation of powers doctrine.
Yuliano v. Cent. Park West Orthodontics P.C. (2025) Nay
The court denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment, allowing the plaintiff's hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law to proceed.
Bernhard v. Google, Inc. (2023) Nay
The court denied Google's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's failure-to-hire claim under the New York City Human Rights Law, allowing the case to continue.