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ELECTION WAS NOV 3

Judge of the New York City Civil CourtManhattan Civil Court District 9

Uncontested

2 candidates are running for 2 seats. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.

Two Democratic nominees for two Manhattan Civil Court seats

Both candidates are on the Democratic line, and no candidate of another party is listed for the district's two seats.

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Professional record

2 candidates · experience, selected cases, and evaluations

JF

Jennifer Frankola-Crawford

Arbitrator and attorney · Admitted to the New York bar in 2010

On the Democratic line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

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Professional experience

Arbitrator and attorney; sworn in as a Special Master with the New York County Lawyers Association's 2022 class. Before law school she taught middle school in the Bronx for two years.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2010 · CUNY Law School

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Jennifer Marie Frankola ↗Irish American Bar Association of New York — Jennifer Frankola-Crawford ↗Super Lawyers — The Confidence Builder (2020) ↗
BK

Brian J. Krist

Associate court attorney · Admitted to the New York bar in 2009

On the Democratic line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

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Professional experience

As of Mar. 2025, an associate court attorney in a judge's chambers in the state court system; elected by the State Legislature that month to an at-large seat on the New York State Board of Regents. Earlier he worked in several New York City agencies, including the Law Department and the Department of Investigation.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 2009 · New York Law School

NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Brian Joseph Krist ↗