2025 New York City Civil Court elections

Various elections to the New York City Civil Court will take place on November 4, 2025, in New York City. Primary elections will be held on June 24, 2025. Justices are either elected from districts or county-wide.

Bar Association evaluation

The New York City Bar Association rates judicial candidates as approved or disapproved in both primary and general elections. ^{[1] [2]}

Primary election

Election	Candidate	Rating
Brooklyn at-large	Marisa Arrabito	Approved
	Janice Chen	Approved
	Susan Liebman	Not Approved
	Janice P. Purvis	Approved
Queens at-large	John J. Ciafone	Not Approved
	Sheridan C. Chu	Approved
Queens 1st district	Juliette-Noor Haji	Approved
	Thomas G. Wright-Fernandez	Not Approved
Queens 2nd district	Eve Cho Guillergan	Approved
	Julie M. Milner	Not Approved
Bronx at-large	Shekera Anessa Algarin	Approved
	George M. Santana	Not Approved

Brooklyn

At-large (2 seats, special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees

• Marisa Arrabito, law clerk ^[3]
• Janice Chen, court attorney ^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Susan Liebman, law clerk ^[5]
• Janice Purvis, court attorney referee ^[4]

Results

Chen   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Arrabito   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%

Purvis   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   60–70%

Liebman   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Other   20–30% tie   30–40% tie   40–50% tie   50% tie   No votes

First place by Precinct

Chen   <20%   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Other   No votes

Chen percent by Precinct

Arrabito   <20%   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%

Other   No votes

Arrabito percent by Precinct

Purvis   <20%   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Other   No votes

Purvis percent by Precinct

Liebman   <20%   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Other   No votes

Liebman percent by Precinct

Democratic primary (vote for 2) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Chen	143,199	34.50
	Democratic	Marisa Arrabito	107,709	25.95
	Democratic	Janice P. Purvis	81,322	19.59
	Democratic	Susan Liebman	79,686	19.20
	Write-in		3,104	0.75
Total votes			415,020	100.00

2nd district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sheridan Jack-Browne ^[7]

7th district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Duane Frankson ^[7]

Manhattan

8th district

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lisa Headley, incumbent justice ^[8]

9th district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Terence McCormick ^[8]

Queens

At large (vacancy 1, special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sheridan Chu, private practice law firm owner ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• John Ciafone, attorney and candidate in 2023 for the 6th district ^[10]

Endorsements

Sheridan Chu

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

Results

Chu   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

Ciafone   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100%

Other   40–50% tie   50% tie   No votes

Results by Precinct

Democratic primary ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheridan C. Chu	99,451	58.88
	Democratic	John J. Ciafone	68,270	40.42
	Write-in		1,172	0.69
Total votes			168,893	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Shanahan, attorney ^[13]

At large (vacancy 2, special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Indira Khan, trial lawyer ^[13]

Endorsements

Indira Khan

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary-Ann Maloney, attorney ^[13]

At large (vacancy 3, special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Oma Phillips, attorney ^[13]

Endorsements

Oma Phillips

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen Dachtera, private attorney ^[13]

1st district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Wright-Fernandez, principal law clerk ^[14]

Eliminated in primary

• Juliette-Noor Haji, attorney ^[15]

Endorsements

Thomas Wright-Fernandez

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

Results

Haji   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Wright-Fernandez   50–60%   60–70%   90–100%

Other   No votes

Results by Precinct

Democratic primary ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juliette-Noor Haji	18,849	69.20
	Democratic	Thomas Wright-Fernandez	8,267	30.35
	Write-in		124	0.46
Total votes			27,240	100.00

2nd district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eve Cho Guillergan, private law practice owner ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Julie Milner, civil rights attorney ^[9]

Endorsements

Eve Cho Guillergan

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

Results

Guillergan   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Milner   50–60%   60–70%

Other   50% tie   No votes

Results by Precinct

Democratic primary ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eve Cho Guillergan	20,257	57.70
	Democratic	Julie Milner	14,657	41.75
	Write-in		191	0.54
Total votes			35,105	100.00

4th district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gail Adams ^[11]

Endorsements

Gail Adams

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

5th district (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennifer Tubridy, judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York ^[18]

Endorsements

Jennifer Tubridy

Political parties

• Queens County Democratic Party ^[11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennifer Tubridy, judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York ^[19]

The Bronx

At-large (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shekera Anessa Algarin, attorney ^[20]

Eliminated in primary

• George Santana, candidate for judge in Manhattan in 2020 ^[20]

Results

Algarin   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Santana   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Other   40–50% tie   50% tie   No votes

Results by Precinct

Democratic primary ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shekera Anessa Algarin	45,908	56.84
	Democratic	George Santana	34,547	42.77
	Write-in		318	0.39
Total votes			80,773	100.00

References

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