NEW YORK CITY BAR RATES PRIMARY CANDIDATES FOR SURROGATE’S COURT AND CIVIL COURT: KINGS COUNTY

New York--The New York City Bar has evaluated candidates running in the September 18th Democratic primary elections for Surrogate’s Court and Civil Court in Kings 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.

Democratic Party Primaries
Kings County

Surogate's Court
Diana A. Johnson	Approved
ShawnDya Simpson	Approved

Civil Court
5th District
Noach Dear	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 candidate
Karen Yellen	Approved
6th District
Sharen Hudson	Approved
Katherine Levine	Approved

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