Supreme Court Justice - District 11
New York City Civil Court judge since Jan. 2026 who, as of Feb. 2026, presided over family cases in Queens County Family Court.
Nominated at the Queens County Democratic Party's judicial convention in Aug. 2026. The Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 shows her on the Democratic line.
Civil Court judge, sitting in Queens Family Court · Admitted to the bar 1999
Selected cases & rulings
The dates of her work at the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, at Upton Cohen and Slamowitz and in her own Brooklyn practice were not found. No rating issued for this 2026 race was found as of Sept. 27, 2026. No published decision signed by her, and no appellate decision reviewing her rulings, was found as of Sept. 27, 2026.
Professional experience
as of Feb. 2026
Presides over family cases in the Family Court of Queens County.
Scrutinize — judge profile ↗since Jan. 2026
Judge of the New York City Civil Court, Queens 4th Municipal Court District, after winning election in Nov. 2025.
Ballotpedia — Gail Adams (New York) ↗2023
Special Referee in Queens Supreme Court, working in the trial scheduling part, conferencing and handling trial-ready cases.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗2015
Court attorney referee for New York City Family Court in New York County, presiding over custody, visitation and family offense cases.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗2012
Principal law clerk to Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Fern A. Fisher, handling matrimonial and foreclosure cases in Queens County Supreme Court.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗Opened her own general practice law office in Brooklyn, after working as an associate attorney at Upton Cohen and Slamowitz, LLC, in Nassau County.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗Staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, representing defendants in criminal cases, where she began her legal career.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗Bar admission & conduct
Admitted 1999 · Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗No public determination naming Gail A. Adams in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Sept. 27, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗Qualifications & evaluations
Not Approved
New York City Bar Association, Committee on the Judiciary · Oct. 24, 2025
Issued in the committee's evaluations of candidates in the Nov. 2025 general elections, not for this race. The committee uses two ratings, Approved and Not Approved; candidates rated Approved have affirmatively demonstrated the qualifications necessary for the position they seek.
New York City Bar Association — ratings press release ↗Failed to Appear
LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, Judiciary Committee · Oct. 24, 2025
Issued in the committee's 2025 judicial candidate ratings, not for this race. Candidates could be rated Highly Approved, Approved, Not Approved or Failed to Appear.
LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York — 2025 judicial ratings ↗Others running for Supreme Court Justice - District 11