Supreme Court Justice - District 11
New York City Civil Court judge in Queens since Jan. 2026.
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, Queens, since Jan. 2026 · Bar admission year not found
Selected cases & rulings
The dates of her work as a Bronx assistant district attorney, as a court attorney in Criminal, Supreme and Family Court, and as a lawyer for the Department of Correction and the Postal Service were not found. No state attorney registration under the name Oma Phillips was found as of Sept. 27, 2026, so her bar admission year is not shown; the Queens Democratic Party gives her name as Oma Deonarine Phillips. No rating issued for this 2026 race was found as of Sept. 27, 2026. No published decision signed by her was found as of Sept. 27, 2026.
Professional experience
as of Sept. 2026
Judge of the New York City Civil Court, listed in the court's directory in the Queens County Civil Part.
New York State Unified Court System — NYC Civil Court judges directory ↗since Jan. 2026
Took office as a judge of the New York City Civil Court in Queens County after winning election in Nov. 2025.
Ballotpedia — Oma Phillips ↗Court attorney in Criminal Court, State Supreme Court and Family Court.
Branch — candidate profile (2025 Civil Court race) ↗Attorney for the New York City Department of Correction and for the U.S. Postal Service.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗Assistant district attorney in the Bronx District Attorney's Office, where she began her legal career.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗Bar admission & conduct
No public determination naming Oma D. Phillips in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Sept. 27, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗Qualifications & evaluations
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 ↗Approved
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