Civil Court Judge - District 7
Keshia Espinal
Democratic
Supervising judge of the Kings County Criminal Court in Brooklyn, the first woman and first person of color in that post, and a New York City Criminal Court judge since May 2017.
On the Democratic line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Professional record
Supervising judge, Kings County Criminal Court · Admitted to the New York bar in 2001
Experience, cases & evaluations →Background
Before that she was a prosecutor in the Queens County District Attorney's Office for 16 years.
- Bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, class of 1995, where she majored in English literature
- J.D., Western New England University School of Law, 2000
Support
No endorsements beyond the Democratic nomination were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
Money
$10K
raised
Top donors: Anthony Como, Eric Rosenbaum, David Wikstrom
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