Judge of the Civil Court · Queens County

Five lawyers compete for three open Queens Civil Court seats

Edmond Wong and Julie M. Milner won the June 2026 Democratic primary for two of the seats, and Jasmine I. Valle-Bueno was the only candidate to file for the third. Republicans Thomas D. Barra and Michael Mossa advanced when their June 23, 2026 primary was canceled.

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How this race works

How the vote works: Voters can choose three of the five candidates on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. Julie M. Milner appears on both the Democratic and Republican lines, and Thomas D. Barra and Michael Mossa on the Republican and Conservative lines, per the Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026, which is marked tentative.
What the court does: Under the State Constitution the court hears suits for money or property worth up to $50,000 (or a smaller limit set by law) and landlords' cases to recover possession of property and remove tenants. It has a Civil Part, a Housing Part for landlord-tenant and housing code cases, and a Small Claims Part for informal disputes.
Term: Civil Court judges are elected to 10-year terms.
Why candidates take no positions: New York's judicial conduct rules bar judges and candidates for judicial office from making pledges or promises of conduct in office, or commitments about cases, controversies or issues likely to come before the court, that are inconsistent with impartially deciding cases (22 NYCRR 100.5(A)(4)(d)).

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Candidates

Edmond Wong

Court attorney-referee since Jan. 2026 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2013

Won the Democratic primary for one of two Queens Civil Court vacancies as the Queens County Democratic Party's endorsed candidate.

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Jasmine I. Valle-Bueno

Senior court attorney, Queens Supreme Court, since Sept. 2023 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2014

Became the Democratic nominee for one of the seats when she was the only candidate to file for it and its June 23, 2026 primary was canceled.

No endorsements beyond the Democratic line were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.

Julie M. Milner

Civil rights lawyer and university dissertation advisor · Admitted to the New York bar in 2009

Won the Democratic primary for one of two Queens Civil Court vacancies; also on the Republican line for the 2026 general election.

No endorsements beyond the Democratic and Republican lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.

Thomas D. Barra

Lawyer, Law Office of Thomas D. Barra · Admitted to the New York bar in 1997

Became a Republican nominee when the June 23, 2026 Republican primary was canceled; endorsed by the Queens County Republican Party for Civil Court in 2026 and also on the Conservative line.

No endorsements beyond the Republican and Conservative lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.

Michael Mossa

Lawyer in practice since 2002 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2002

Became a Republican nominee when the June 23, 2026 Republican primary was canceled; endorsed by the Queens County Republican Party for Civil Court in 2026 and also on the Conservative line.

No endorsements beyond the Republican and Conservative lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.

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Professional record

Experience, selected cases, and qualification assessments. Case coverage is still developing.

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The money

Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.

EWWong

$76K

JVValle-Bueno

$22K

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Researched & verified Sep 29, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.

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