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Judge of the New York City Civil CourtBrooklyn Civil Court District 4

Three candidates vie for two Civil Court seats after a 2026 expansion

No incumbent is running, and the contest grew from one seat to two when 10 Civil Court judgeships were added in 2026. Vaughn and Franklin advanced when their parties' June 23, 2026 primaries were canceled; the Brooklyn Democratic Party nominated Carr on July 20, 2026.

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Professional record

3 candidates · experience, selected cases, and evaluations

Anthony W. Vaughn Jr.

Owner, Law Office of Anthony W. Vaughn, Jr. LLC · Admitted to the New York bar in 2000

On the Democratic line. He advanced from the canceled June 23, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat without appearing on a primary ballot.

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Professional experience

Brooklyn attorney who owns the Law Office of Anthony W. Vaughn, Jr. LLC, a general litigation practice whose listed practice areas include landlord-tenant, commercial litigation and real estate. He was president of the Brooklyn Bar Association from June 2024 to June 2025, the first Black man to hold the post, and is now its immediate past president.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2000 · University of Cincinnati College of Law

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Xavier Carr

Senior counsel, NYC Office of Technology and Innovation · Admitted to the New York bar in 2016

On the Democratic line. The Brooklyn Democratic Party nominated him for the District 4 seat at a county committee meeting on July 20, 2026.

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Professional experience

Senior counsel at the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation since 2022, handling contracts, regulatory compliance, employment matters and internal investigations. Before that he was a law clerk in Kings County Supreme Court, where he began as an unpaid intern.

Career & documented work

  • joined 2022

    Senior counsel at the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation, which he joined in 2022, handling contracts, regulatory compliance, employment matters and internal investigations.

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  • Law clerk in Kings County Supreme Court, serving as assistant law clerk, senior law clerk and principal law clerk; Judge Wavny Toussaint offered him a clerk position after he passed the bar exam.

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  • Unpaid intern for Justice Kathy King in Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term, the start of his legal career.

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Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2016 · Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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Aaron Franklin

Principal attorney, Franklin Law · Admitted to the New York bar in 2017

On the Republican and Conservative lines. An April 16, 2026 Republican candidates page listed him under Republican/Conservative petitions filed, and he advanced from the canceled June 23, 2026 Republican primary for this seat without appearing on a primary ballot.

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Professional experience

Brooklyn attorney who founded Franklin Law and is its principal attorney, handling civil litigation, commercial disputes and landlord-tenant and housing cases. He trained at the Kings County District Attorney's Office.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2017 · YU Cardozo School of Law

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