General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
Judge of the New York City Civil Court · Brooklyn Civil Court District 6
Uncontested
2 candidates are running for 2 seats. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.
Two candidates on the ballot for two Brooklyn 6th District Civil Court seats
Janice P. Purvis won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary over Michelle DeSouza-Forte when the district had one seat. A second seat came after ten judicial offices were added to the court; both are on the Democratic line, and Purvis is also on the Working Families line.
Raised & cash on hand
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
JPPurvis
$55K
DeSouza-Forte$6K
Who's funding them
Largest contributors to each campaign, people and organizations alike, from NYS Board of Elections filings.
JPPurvis
Lawrence M. Schiffman P.C.$500Jessica Stertzer$500Daniel Frisa$500Jeff Scheitzelt$500Joshua Irwin$500Sacco & Fillas LLP$500Dina Prendergast$500Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats$300Michael Benjamin$260.73Jesse Meyerson$260.73
DeSouza-ForteRudyard Whyte$2KPauline Yeung-Ha$750Bita Estaki$500Yvette Hinds Wills$250Kevin Thomas$250Alanna Forte Bhoorasingh$200Olston Kilkenny$150Shawn Scott$120Camile McIntosh$100Aisha Alleyne$100