Media Advisory
November 4, 2005
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Contact: Matt
Kovary
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THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RELEASES ITS EVALUATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR
SUPREME COURT AND CIVIL COURT
IN BRONX COUNTY AND QUEENS COUNTY
New York - The Association of the Bar of the City of New York ("The New York City Bar Association") has evaluated candidates running for Supreme Court and Civil Court in Bronx County and Queens County in the November 8th general election.
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, including 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:
Supreme Court
Bronx County
| Darcel D. Clark |
Approved |
| Wilma Guzman |
Approved |
| Stephen B. Kaufman |
Approved |
| Lucianna Locorotondo |
Approved |
Queens County
| Steven A. Knopf |
Approved |
| Kerry John Katsorhis |
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. |
| Charles J. Markey |
Approved |
| Michael F. Pisapia |
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. |
CIVIL COURT
Bronx County
Countywide |
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| Ben R. Barbato |
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. |
| Marcos A. Pagan, III |
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. |
Queens County
Countywide |
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| Maureen A. Healy |
Approved |
| Steven W. Paynter |
Approved |
| Thomas D. Raffaele |
Approved |
| Theodore A. Stamas |
Approved |
4 th District |
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| Kenneth C. Holder |
Approved |
*The Committee was unable to evaluate the qualifications of Mitchell J. Danzinger and Verena C. Powell. Both candidates are up for election to Civil Court in Bronx County.
About the Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (www.nycbar.org) was founded
in 1870, and since then has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical
standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service
to the profession and the public.
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