NY Women's Bar Association Issues List of Approved Judicial Candidates

The NY Women's Bar Association has approved all but three candidates for judicial positions.

November 05, 2018 at 03:10 PM

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The New York Women's Bar Association has reviewed candidates seeking positions as judges of the New York City Civil Court and the Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York County and approved all but three of them.

For New York Civil Court, New York County, the approved judges are Shahabuddeen A. Ally, Ariel D. Chesler, Hilary Gingold, Ilana J. Marcus, Nicholas W. Mayne and Kathleen C. Waterman.

Wendy C. Li, Frank P. Nervo and Jeanine R. Johnson did not appear for interviews and were not rated.

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