Judge of the Civil Court · Staten Island (Richmond County)

Housing Court judge and ex-NYPD detective turned lawyer seek open seat

No incumbent is running for this seat. Both parties' June 23, 2026 primaries were canceled, so each nominee advanced to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot without a primary vote.

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How this race works

How the vote works: Tashanna Golden is on the Democratic line and Glenn A. Yost on the Republican line of the Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 (marked tentative). Early voting runs Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, and Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026.
What the court does: The court decides lawsuits for money damages up to $50,000. Its Small Claims Part hears cases seeking up to $10,000, and its Housing Part hears landlord-tenant cases and cases about maintaining housing standards. By volume it is the largest civil court in the United States.
Term: Civil Court judges serve 10-year terms.
Why candidates take no positions: New York's judicial conduct rules bar judges and candidates for judicial office from making pledges, promises 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

Tashanna Golden

Housing Court judge since 2022 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2009

On the Democratic ballot line for this seat in the 2026 general election.

New York State Court Officers Association

Glenn A. Yost

Lawyer with his own firm since 2007 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2007

On the Republican line, running with the Republican Party's backing.

Nicole Malliotakis +3

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Professional record

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

2 candidates · 1 selected case example · 0 candidates with evaluations

Tashanna Golden · Wrote the opinion as the judge in the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Rent concession spread over a lease treated as a preferential rent

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The money

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

TGGolden

$53K

Yost

$27K

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Researched & verified Sep 27, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.

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