Civil Court Judge - District 6
Court Attorney Referee in the Law Department of Kings County Supreme Court and, since June 2012, a Special Referee for uncontested divorce matters.
Won the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026; also on the Working Families Party line, whose June 23, 2026 primary was canceled and from which she advanced without appearing on a primary ballot.
Court Attorney Referee, Kings County Supreme Court · Admitted to the New York bar in 2003
Selected cases & rulings
She was admitted to the New York bar in 2003 in the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. Start dates were not found for her Court Attorney Referee post, her litigation associate job, her assistant law clerk post with Justice Rosalyn Richter, her internship with Judge Harold Baer Jr. or her work as a research assistant to Nadine Strossen. Her campaign website dates her New York Law School teaching Aug. 2010 to May 2012, while her Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn questionnaire gives 2009 to 2011. None of the sources found shows her holding judicial office, so no court decisions or judicial conduct record are listed.
Professional experience
Court Attorney Referee in the Law Department of Kings County Supreme Court.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge (campaign website) ↗Special Referee for uncontested matrimonial matters, reviewing and signing uncontested divorces; designated by Chief Administrative Judge Gail Prudenti on June 28, 2012.
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn — Janice Purvis candidate questionnaire ↗Aug. 2010–May 2012
Adjunct law professor at New York Law School.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge (campaign website) ↗Litigation associate at a private law firm handling state and federal corporate securities actions and commercial litigation.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge (campaign website) ↗Assistant Law Clerk to Justice Rosalyn Richter, New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term — the start of her legal career.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge (campaign website) ↗Judicial intern to Judge Harold Baer Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge (campaign website) ↗Research assistant to American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge (campaign website) ↗Bar admission & conduct
Admitted 2003 · New York Law School
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Janice Patricia Purvis ↗Qualifications & evaluations
Approved
New York City Bar Association · June 11, 2026
Issued June 11, 2026 following evaluations by its Judiciary Committee for candidates running in contested June 23 primaries for Civil Court in New York City.
New York City Bar Association — press release, June 11, 2026 ↗Approved
Brooklyn Bar Association · Date not stated
Rated her Approved for the position of Judge of the Civil Court. Listed on her campaign website, which does not give the date of the rating or the race it was issued for.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge — endorsements page ↗Approved
LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York · Date not stated
Rated her Approved for the position of Judge of the Civil Court. Listed on her campaign website, which does not give the date of the rating or the race it was issued for.
Janice Purvis for Civil Court Judge — endorsements page ↗Qualified
Kings County Democratic Party Judicial Screening Committee · Date not stated
She reported this rating in a Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn candidate questionnaire, which does not give its date.
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn — Janice Purvis candidate questionnaire ↗Others running for Civil Court Judge - District 6
