Saliann Scarpulla is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice currently designated to the Appellate Division, First Department, per the court's official biography. She was elected to Civil Court in 2001, appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009 and elected to it in 2012, per nycourts.gov, and was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election, per Manhattan Democratic Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Kathleen Waterman-Marshall was appointed to the New York Supreme Court in New York County in December 2021 and currently sits in General IAS Part 31, per the court's official judicial assignment records. She was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a full term in the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Shlomo S. Hagler is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice who serves as coordinating judge for statewide Dilantin product liability litigation, per New York court records. He was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Manuel J. Mendez is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice who was previously assigned to the court's New York City asbestos litigation part, per New York court records. He was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Hasa A. Kingo is a New York City Civil Court judge currently serving as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, per official court assignment records, not an elected Supreme Court Justice. He was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a Supreme Court seat in the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Christopher Chin is a New York City Civil Court judge currently designated as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, per official court assignment records, not an elected Supreme Court Justice. He previously sat on the Bronx Criminal Court and was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a Supreme Court seat in November 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Amy S. Taylor is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Joshua E. Goldfein is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Sienna M. Fontaine is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Bob Cohen is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Jeffrey W. Rizzo is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Betsey Jean Jacques is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County, seated in 2024, per amNewYork. She is president of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County and was nominated for Supreme Court with cross-party support from the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties, per amNewYork. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Hemalee J. Patel is a Kings County Civil Court Judge, seated in 2025, per amNewYork. She previously served as a court attorney-referee on Staten Island and earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School, per amNewYork. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Sherveal Mimes is a Kings County Civil Court Judge with five years on the bench as of 2026, per amNewYork, nominated for Supreme Court with cross-party support from the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Lola Waterman is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County, seated in 2024, per amNewYork. Her practice background includes estate planning, immigration and elder law, and she is a board member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, per amNewYork. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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William D. Spain Jr is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 2nd Judicial District (Kings) on the Conservative line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Amy E. Joyce is a New York judge who has presided over Supreme Court matters in Albany County, per a judicial performance profile. No campaign site or additional attributed biographical detail was found as of this research. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Jennifer G. Sober is a Rensselaer County Court judge, elected in 2017. She previously worked as an assistant district attorney in Albany and Rensselaer counties before entering private criminal defense practice, per a legal-records profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Bradley M. Wanner is a partner at Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on the firm's Municipalities and Local Agencies team, per the firm's website. He previously worked in a municipal Special Litigation Unit defending the city in tort lawsuits, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Christine M. Clark is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice, elected in 2013 and designated to the Appellate Division, Third Department, since 2014, per her campaign site. She previously served as a Schenectady County Family Court and City Court judge and as a Schenectady County prosecutor, including as bureau chief of the Special Victims Unit.

Priorities: Expanding access to justice for New Yorkers, including through the Attorney Emeritus Program, per the campaign site · Applying the law fairly, consistently and thoughtfully in every case, per the campaign site

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Tom Buchanan is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice in the 4th Judicial District, serving since his election in 2012, per his campaign site. He describes his approach around experience, fairness and service, maintaining a courtroom environment focused on professionalism and civility.

Priorities: Maintaining a courtroom environment focused on professionalism, civility and respect for all participants, per the campaign site · Keeping the court efficient, civil and accessible to all members of the community, per the campaign site

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John T. Ellis is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice in the 4th Judicial District, serving since his 2012 election, per his campaign site. He previously served as a Family Court Support Magistrate and an assistant district attorney in Franklin County.

Priorities: Issuing decisions that are balanced, fair and compassionate while adhering to statutes and case law, per the campaign site · Resolving cases promptly, citing that justice delayed is justice denied, per the campaign site

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Kate Hogan is a New York State Court of Claims judge, appointed by Governor Cuomo after nearly 16 years as Warren County District Attorney, per the Post-Star; she is not currently a Supreme Court Justice. She is running for New York Supreme Court, 4th Judicial District, in the November 2026 election, per her campaign site.

Priorities: Delivering equal justice under the law and a just, fair and timely resolution of matters before the court, per the campaign site

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Keith S. Massey Jr is an Ogdensburg City Court Judge, appointed in December 2020, per WWNY-TV; he is not currently a Supreme Court Justice. He previously served as Chief Assistant District Attorney for St. Lawrence County and as a Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Joseph Zavaglia is a sitting Onondaga County Family Court Judge, elected in November 2023, per his campaign site. He also serves as Village Justice in East Syracuse and was the first Family Court judge appointed to the county's Youth Part.

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Michael J. Manfredi is Grand Jury Bureau Chief and Felony Trial Bureau Chief at the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, where he has worked since 2007, per his campaign site. He holds a law degree from the University at Buffalo.

Priorities: Making decisions grounded in law and facts, without bias or political considerations, per the campaign site · Protecting constitutional principles and ensuring justice is accessible and equal for every citizen, per the campaign site

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Craig R. Bucki is a partner at Phillips Lytle LLP in Buffalo, focusing on government and municipal litigation, per the firm's website. He co-chairs the firm's Appellate Practice Team and has argued before the Court of Appeals and all four Appellate Division departments. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Anne E. Joynt is an attorney at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, where she has practiced for 22 years representing injured workers and families, per the Orleans Hub. A 1998 Medina High School graduate with a law degree from the University at Buffalo, she was rated Well Qualified by the Bar Association of Erie County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Priorities: Making sure everyone is heard and that every person's experience matters in court, per the campaign site

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Michael L. Amodeo is principal law clerk to Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Justice Craig Hannah, per the Erie County Democratic Committee. He received cross-party endorsements for the 2026 Supreme Court race and was rated Qualified by the Bar Association of Erie County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Robert N. Richardson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 8th Judicial District (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming) on the Democratic, Republican, Conservative lines, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Deanne M. Tripi is a judge of the Erie County Family Court, first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2023, per her campaign site. She earned her law degree from Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law in 1995 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1996, per her campaign site. Before joining the bench she spent 18 years in private practice, including 11 years as a partner at the firm of Palmer, Murphy and Tripi handling Family Court and Supreme Court civil matters, per her campaign site.

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Jonathan S. Hickey is a Clarence Town Justice, per the Town of Clarence's official court roster. A 2001 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law, he is a founding member of the Buffalo law firm Burden, Gulisano and Hickey, which defends product manufacturers and transportation companies, per a University at Buffalo School of Law alumni profile. He has also served as a confidential law clerk in the 8th Judicial District, per the same alumni profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Robert R. Vario is the lead matrimonial and family law attorney at the Law Office of Ralph C. Lorigo in West Seneca, New York, per the firm's own biography of its attorneys. He has been named to Super Lawyers in family law for 2019 through 2026, per Super Lawyers. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Maria G. Rosa is a sitting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court assigned to Dutchess County, per the Dutchess Supreme and County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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George E. Fufidio is an elected Westchester County Court judge who also serves as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, per the Supreme and County Court of Westchester County's official roster on the New York Courts website. He was elected to the Westchester County Court bench on November 8, 2015 and has served for about ten years, per a Scrutinize.org judicial profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Alden H. Wolfe is the Majority Leader of the Rockland County Legislature, representing District 6, per the Legislature's official website. He is an attorney in private practice in New City, New York, with a general practice focusing on estate planning, probate and estate administration, elder law, disability and guardianship law, business law and real estate, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Richard S. Fava Pastilha is an attorney who has maintained a legal practice in Westchester County for 30 years, per his campaign site. He has been endorsed by several local organizations, including Teamsters Local 456, and received a Qualified Rating from the Westchester Women's Bar Association, per the same site.

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John Ciampoli is an attorney, of counsel to the firm Messina Perillo Hill, per a local voter guide's ballot listing. He has previously served as Nassau County Attorney, per a New York Appellate Division decision that lists him in that role. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Richard Ambro is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court in Suffolk County and Supervising Judge of the County Court and Supreme Court, per the Suffolk County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He is the only Suffolk County Democratic nominee for this seat also cross-endorsed by Suffolk Republicans this year, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Leonard D. Steinman is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court in Nassau County, per the Nassau Supreme Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He presides as Presiding Justice of the Child Victims Act Part for the 9th and 10th Judicial Districts, per the New York Courts website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Mary E. Porter is a sitting Family Court Judge in Suffolk County, per the New York State Unified Court System's 2025 Annual Report. She was elected to the Suffolk County Family Court bench in 2021, per Suffolk County's official general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Joy M. Watson is a Nassau County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, per the Nassau County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. She previously worked in the Nassau County District Attorney's office, per a local newspaper archive. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Stephen L. Ukeiley is a Suffolk County District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge, and serves as Coordinating Judge of the Outlying District Courts, per the Suffolk District Civil Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He is an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law Center and has authored a regular law column in The Suffolk Lawyer, per Touro Law Center's website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Eric Sachs is a Suffolk County District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge who has served since January 2021 as Presiding Judge of the Suffolk County DWI Treatment Court, per his campaign site. He earned his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 1985 and began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County from 1985 through 1989, per the same source.

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William D. Wexler is an attorney based in North Babylon, New York, per Suffolk County Supreme Court case filings. He has served as Ocean Beach Village Justice for approximately 27 years, having begun his public service as an assistant district attorney, per the Fire Island News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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John Kelly, of Deer Park, has served as a Family Court Judge and an acting Supreme Court Judge in Suffolk County, per the Suffolk County Legislature, which honored him as its 2024 Irish American of Distinction. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Kelly A. Reape is an attorney of counsel to the Farmingdale, New York firm Guercio and Guercio, which represents school districts, per Newsday and court records. She was named a Suffolk Republican and Conservative nominee for this seat in August 2026, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Karen M. Wilutis is a Suffolk County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, per the Suffolk County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. As an Acting Supreme Court Justice she presides over Suffolk County's Felony Sex Offense Court, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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John Iliou is a Suffolk County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice and Presiding Justice of the Integrated Domestic Violence Part, per the New York Courts website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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James A. McDonaugh is a Suffolk District Criminal Term judge, per the New York Courts website. He was named a Suffolk Republican and Conservative nominee for this seat in August 2026, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Mary Kate Mullen is a Suffolk District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge who presides in Domestic Violence Part 3, per the New York Courts website. She previously served as an Islip Town councilwoman, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Anthony R. Portesy withdrew as the Democratic candidate for Suffolk County Clerk to accept the Conservative Party's nomination for this seat, per Newsday. He holds a position with Suffolk County's Off-Track Betting Corporation, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Edwin I. Novillo is the Queens County Criminal Court Supervising Judge, per the Queens Daily Eagle. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Oma D. Phillips is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Queens' 4th Municipal Court District, having assumed office on January 1, 2026, per the Queens Daily Eagle. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Gail A. Adams is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Queens' 4th Municipal Court District, per the Queens Daily Eagle. She earned a bachelor's degree from Colgate University before earning her law degree, per Branch Politics' candidate profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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David A. Bellon is a Flushing, Queens attorney, per the Queens Daily Eagle. He has represented plaintiffs in federal court in Brooklyn, per court docket records. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Gary Muraca was the Queens Republican and Conservative Party nominee for New York Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District, in the November 2025 general election, per Branch Politics. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Alvin M. Yearwood was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court in January 2003 and currently serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice assigned to the Bronx County Supreme Court's criminal term, per the City of New York's Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and the New York Courts website. He earned a bachelor's degree in international affairs from Lafayette College in 1983, per a Lafayette College alumni profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Kelvin Richards has served as a public defender with the Staten Island Legal Aid Society since 2013, per the Staten Island Advance. He has been endorsed for this race by the Richmond County Democratic Party, per the Staten Island Democratic Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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Michael J. Pinto is a Richmond County Civil Court Judge, having been elected to that seat in 2023, per the Staten Island Advance. He is a native Staten Islander from the Pleasant Plains neighborhood, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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