Supreme Court Justice - District 2
Civil Court judge in Brooklyn since Jan. 2024.
Nominated at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's judicial convention on Aug. 6; also on the Republican and Conservative lines.
Civil Court judge, Kings County, since Jan. 2024 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2007
Selected cases & rulings
Her attorney registration lists New York County Family Court as her employer; when she worked in that court, and when she worked as a social worker, were not found. No published decision signed by her was found as of Sept. 29, 2026; many trial-court rulings are never published. No rating issued for this 2026 Supreme Court race was found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
Professional experience
since Jan. 2024
Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Brooklyn); elected in Nov. 2023.
Ballotpedia — Betsey Jean-Jacques ↗from 2018
Principal law clerk to Hon. Francois Rivera.
Brooklyn Eagle ↗from 2007
Lawyer with the Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Appellate Division, Second Department, where she tried more than 1,200 cases.
Brooklyn Eagle ↗Worked in New York County Family Court.
Branch — Betsey Jean Jacques candidate profile ↗Social worker, before becoming a lawyer.
Brooklyn Eagle ↗Bar admission & conduct
Admitted 2007 · Syracuse University College of Law
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗No public determination naming Betsey Jean Jacques in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Sept. 29, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗Qualifications & evaluations
Approved
New York City Bar Association · Oct. 16, 2023
The City Bar's Committee on the Judiciary rates candidates Approved or Not Approved; Approved means the candidate affirmatively demonstrated the qualifications the position requires. Issued Oct. 2023 for the Nov. 7, 2023 general election, not for this race.
New York City Bar Association — judicial ratings, Oct. 16, 2023 ↗Approved
Brooklyn Bar Association · Oct. 17, 2023
The Brooklyn Bar Association gives one of three ratings: Approved, Not Approved, or Not Approved for Failure to Participate. Issued Oct. 2023 for her countywide Civil Court race, not for this race.
Brooklyn Bar Association — news (ratings posted Oct. 17, 2023) ↗Others running for Supreme Court Justice - District 2