SHIncumbent
Shlomo S. Hagler
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, appointed 2025.
No major endorsements yet
General Election
Tuesday, Nov 3· 54 days
Justice of the Supreme Court · Manhattan
Eleven candidates compete for six Manhattan Supreme Court seats
Manhattan's First Judicial District will elect six justices from 11 candidates in the November 3, 2026 general election. Six are on the Democratic line and five on the Working Families line; Hagler, Mendez, and Scarpulla were elected to Supreme Court in 2012 and serve in the Appellate Division.
Candidates
IncumbentManuel J. Mendez
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, appointed July 27, 2020.
No major endorsements yet
IncumbentSaliann Scarpulla
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, appointed July 2020.
No major endorsements yet
Christopher Chin
Acting Justice, New York County Supreme Court.
Uptown Community Democrats
Hasa A. Kingo
Acting justice, New York County Supreme Court; current assignment, Part 65 Medical Malpractice Part.
Uptown Community Democrats
Kathleen Waterman-Marshall
Acting Justice, New York County Supreme Court; previously an Acting Family Court judge in Kings County Family Court.
Uptown Community Democrats
BC
Bob Cohen
Policy and research director, Citizen Action of New York.
No major endorsements yet
Sienna M. Fontaine
Co-Executive Director, Make the Road New York.
No major endorsements yet
Joshua E. Goldfein
Staff attorney, Homeless Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society (identified in March 2026 testimony and earlier 2019–2023 materials).
No major endorsements yet
Jeffrey W. Rizzo
Attorney, Levy & Rizzo, LLC.
No major endorsements yet
AT
Amy S. Taylor
Deputy Executive Director, International Refugee Assistance Project, appointed 2020; IRAP said she led its Legal and Litigation programming.
No major endorsements yet
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The money
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
Chin$53K
Kingo$41K
Waterman-Marshall$33K
Researched & verified Sep 9, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.