Justice of the Supreme Court
Manuel J. Mendez was elected to Civil Court in 2003, appointed an acting Supreme Court justice in 2010, and elected to Supreme Court in 2012.
Supreme Court incumbent · Complex civil trials · Appellate work
Selected cases & rulings
No case example has been researched for this guide yet. This is a coverage gap, not evidence of a lack of experience.
Professional experience
As coordinating judge of New York City Asbestos Litigation, he handled a docket of thousands of complex products-liability and toxic-tort cases.
Professional background source ↗As a trial judge, he presided over hundreds of civil trials, including the 91st Street Crane Collapse Litigation, described by the court as the longest trial in the city's history and possibly the state's.
Professional background source ↗Qualifications & evaluations
Most highly qualified
Manhattan Democratic Party Independent Screening Panel · July 2026 release
The Manhattan Democratic Party's July 2026 release reported him as most highly qualified by its Independent Screening Panel; this is an attributed screening evaluation, separate from an endorsement.
Read the screening announcement ↗Others running for Justice of the Supreme Court
