Civil Court Judge - Countywide
Vlad Frants
Commissioner of the Appeals Division of the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal.
On the Democratic line. He advanced from the Democratic primary scheduled for June 23, 2026, which was canceled, without appearing on a primary ballot.
Professional record
Commissioner, NYC Tax Appeals Tribunal · Admitted to the New York bar in 2010
Experience, cases & evaluations →Background
He describes his current adjudicatory role within New York City as conducting evidentiary hearings, reviewing records and issuing written decisions. He has also worked in private practice at law firms and companies and in the federal court system.
- Born in Ukraine; immigrated to the United States as a child and was raised in Brooklyn by a single mother
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School; LL.M., Georgetown University School of Law; M.S.T., Fordham University Graduate School of Business; B.A., Stony Brook University
- Received the 2024 Litigation Team of the Year Award from the IRS Office of Chief Counsel's Large Business & International Division and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Outstanding Litigator Award
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the New York Supreme Court Law Library
- Officer of the Jewish Lawyers Guild; co-chair of the New York City chapter of the Ukrainian American Bar Association
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Broadway Democrats
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Downtown Independent Democrats
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Four Freedoms Democratic Club
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Village Independent Democrats
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Chelsea Reform Democratic Club
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Money
$36K
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Top donors: Andrew Knotts, Yevgeny Pisarevsky, VS Professional Consulting LLC
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