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Civil Court Judge - District 3

Steven Benathen

Democratic

Principal court attorney, a career law clerk, to Acting Justice Audrey E. Stone in the Criminal Term of Bronx County Supreme Court since June 2023, and an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Law since Jan. 2026.

Democratic nominee, chosen by party nomination; no primary was held for this seat.

No endorsements beyond the Democratic line were found as of Oct. 1, 2026.

Steven Benathen for Manhattan Civil Court District 3 Judge (2026) | By The People