Surrogate's Court Judge

Nelida Malave Gonzalez

Democratic

Surrogate of Bronx County since Jan. 2013, with a current term that ends Dec. 31, 2026.

On the Democratic line for Surrogate of Bronx County in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

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Professional record

Surrogate, Bronx County, since Jan. 2013 · Admitted to the New York bar in 1992

Surrogate's Court proceedings

Surrogate's Court order partly changed on appeal

Bullard v. Sheffer (2022 NY Slip Op 03963) · June 16, 2022

Bronx County Surrogate who issued the order that was appealed.

Issued an order in the case in Bronx County Surrogate's Court.

What this tells you

The appeals court changed part of her order on a point of law.

CourtListener — Bullard v. Sheffer, 2022 NY Slip Op 03963 (Appellate Division) ↗

Case context & history

The question: What the order decided is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously modified the order on the law on June 16, 2022.

The most recent of her rulings found to have been reviewed on appeal.

Subsequent history: Reviewed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, which modified the order on June 16, 2022.

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Background

Before that she was a Civil Court judge and an acting Supreme Court justice, after 13 years in private practice and work as an administrative law judge.

Born and raised in the Bronx, of Puerto Rican descent
Grew up in public housing in Morrisania
Bachelor's degree in business marketing, Fordham University, 1985
Law degree, City University of New York School of Law, 1991
Has chaired the First Department Panel of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics and served on the Judicial Campaign Ethics Subcommittee

Support

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