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Judge of the New York City Civil CourtBrooklyn Civil Court District 8

Court law clerk and civil litigator vie for open Brooklyn Civil Court seat

Susan A. Liebman won the contested June 23, 2026 Democratic primary in this special election. The Republican primary was canceled, and Etan C. Harris advanced without appearing on a primary ballot.

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Professional record

2 candidates · experience, selected cases, and evaluations

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Etan C. Harris

Managing partner, Harris Legal PLLC · Admitted to the New York bar in 2010

On the Republican and Conservative lines.

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Professional experience

Brooklyn civil litigator who founded Harris Legal PLLC and is its managing partner, handling landlord-tenant, real estate and personal injury cases. He has practiced civil litigation for more than 16 years.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2010 · Syracuse University College of Law

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Susan A. Liebman

Principal law clerk, State Supreme Court, Kings County · Admitted to the New York bar in 1992

Won the contested June 23, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat and is on the general-election ballot.

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Professional experience

Principal law clerk in the General Civil Part of the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, with more than 30 years of legal work in civil litigation and family law. She began her career in private practice and has also worked as a court attorney in Criminal and Civil Court.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 1992 · New York Law School

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