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Judge of the New York City Civil CourtKings County (Brooklyn), countywide

Uncontested

4 candidates are running for 4 seats. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.

Four candidates on the ballot for Brooklyn's four open countywide judgeships

Four candidates, all on the Democratic line, are running for four open seats, and no incumbent is on the ballot. The June 23, 2026 Democratic primary was canceled, and all four advanced without appearing on a primary ballot.

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Professional record

4 candidates · experience, selected cases, and evaluations

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Celeste Felix

Principal Law Clerk, Kings County Supreme Court · Admitted to the New York bar in 2007

Backed by the Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee for the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, which was canceled; she advanced to the Democratic line for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election without appearing on a primary ballot. The Board of Elections' contest list showing her on that line is marked tentative.

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Professional experience

A Principal Law Clerk in the civil branch of the Kings County Supreme Court; before that, an associate court attorney in Kings County's Civil and Family Courts and a litigation attorney for the Administration for Children's Services. Her campaign says she has served nearly 18 years in the state court system as a court attorney and law clerk.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2007 · St. John's University School of Law

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Celeste Ebony Felix ↗
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Linda Lo Cascio

Court Attorney-Referee · Admitted to the New York bar in 1998

Backed by the Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee for the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, which was canceled; she advanced to the Democratic line for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election without appearing on a primary ballot. The Board of Elections' contest list showing her on that line is marked tentative.

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Professional experience

A Court Attorney-Referee in Brooklyn's courts, serving in a quasi-judicial capacity; her career includes 11 years as a Court Attorney-Referee and Court Attorney and 16 years as a solo practitioner and trial attorney.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 1998 · Brooklyn Law School

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Linda Lo Cascio ↗

Christine G. Ortiz

Principal Law Clerk, Kings County Supreme Court · Admitted to the New York bar in 2014

Backed by the Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee for the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, which was canceled; she advanced to the Democratic line for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election without appearing on a primary ballot. The Board of Elections' contest list showing her on that line is marked tentative.

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Professional experience

A Principal Law Clerk in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term; she has worked in the state court system in Kings County since 2015, across Criminal Court, Civil Court and Supreme Court.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2014 · City University of New York School of Law

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Christine Gabriella Ortiz ↗
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Danielle A. Noel

Court attorney referee · Admitted to the New York bar in 2014

Backed by the Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee for the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, which was canceled; she advanced to the Democratic line for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election without appearing on a primary ballot. The Board of Elections' contest list showing her on that line is marked tentative.

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Professional experience

A court attorney referee who, as a court attorney, handles complex matrimonial and family law cases; she has practiced law for more than a decade and trains judges and attorneys on implicit bias.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2014 · Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Danielle Akilah Noel ↗