Media Advisory
August 29, 2006
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Contact: MATT KOVARY
(212) 382-6713 |
NEW
YORK CITY BAR RATES PRIMARY CANDIDATES FOR
CIVIL COURT: KINGS COUNTY, NEW
YORK COUNTY ,
AND RICHMOND COUNTY
New York - The New York City
Bar has evaluated candidates running in the September
12 th Democratic Party primary elections for
Civil Court in Kings County and New York County
, and the Independent Party primary election
for Civil Court in Richmond County .
In examining candidates for the judiciary,
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.
A. Democratic Party Primaries
Kings County
Civil Court
Countywide |
|
| Dena E. Douglas |
Approved |
| John G. Serpico |
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. |
| Robin K. Sheares |
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. |
| Philip J. Smallman |
Approved |
| Jacqueline D. Williams |
Approved |
| Pia E. Wood |
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. |
New York County
Civil
Court
2nd District |
|
| Margaret A. Chan |
Approved |
| David B. Cohen |
Approved |
| Andrea Masley |
Approved |
| 7th District |
|
| Rita Mella |
Approved |
| Mary V. Rosado |
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. |
B. Independent Party Primary
Richmond County
Civil
Court
Countywide |
|
| Mary K. Dollard |
Approved |
| Ralph J. Porzio |
Approved |
About the Association
The New York
City Bar Association (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. The Association continues to work for
political, legal and social reform, while implementing
innovative means to help the disadvantaged. Protecting
the public’s welfare remains one of the
Association’s highest priorities.
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