The Association of the
Bar of the City of New York
Rates Primary Candidates For Civil Court
New York - The Association of
the Bar of the City of New York has evaluated candidates
running in the September 14th Democratic Party
primary elections for Civil Court in Bronx County
and Kings County.
In examining judicial candidates, the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Association seeks to determine
whether the candidate possesses the requisite qualifications
for judicial office, such as integrity, impartiality,
intellectual ability, knowledge of the law, industriousness,
and judicial demeanor and temperament.
The Committee advances two ratings: APPROVED and NOT
APPROVED. Candidates rated APPROVED have
affirmatively demonstrated qualifications necessary
for the performance of the duties of the court
for which they are being considered.
The Committee's conclusions are as follows:
Bronx
County
Countywide
Vacancy #1 |
|
| Marc J. Whiten |
Approved |
| John H. Wilson |
Approved |
Kings County
Countywide
Vacancies #4, 5, 6 |
|
| Johnny Lee Baynes |
Approved |
| Joanne Minsky Cohen |
Approved |
| Harley D. Diamond |
Approved |
| Gerald Dunbar |
Approved |
| Charles Finkelstein |
Not approved by reason of the candidate's
failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he
possesses the requisite qualifications for
the court for which he is a candidate. |
| Richard Izzo |
Not approved by reason of the candidate's
failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he
possesses the requisite qualifications for
the court for which he is a candidate. |
| Evelyn J. La Porte |
Approved |
| Sol Needle |
Not approved by reason of the candidate's
failure to affirmatively demonstrate that he
possesses the requisite qualifications for
the court for which he is a candidate. |
| April A. Newbauer |
Approved |
2nd District
Vacancy #7 |
|
| Geraldine Pickett |
Not approved by reason of the candidate's
failure to affirmatively demonstrate that she
possesses the requisite qualifications for
the court for which she is a candidate. |
| Robin K. Sheares |
Approved |
6th District
Vacancy #9 |
|
| Maxine L. Archer |
Approved |
| Pamela Elisofon |
Approved |
| Bernard J. Graham |
Approved |
| Ingrid Joseph |
Approved |
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