New York State Supreme Court · 11th Judicial District

Three sitting judges and two attorneys seek three open Queens Supreme Court seats

The Queens Democratic Party nominated three sitting judges, and the Queens Republican Party two attorneys, at their judicial conventions in Aug. 2026. No incumbent is running.

Overview Record

Professional record

5 candidates · experience, selected cases, and evaluations

Edwin I. Novillo

Supervising judge, Queens Criminal Court · Admitted to the bar 2004

Nominated at the Queens County Democratic Party's judicial convention in Aug. 2026. The Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 shows him on the Democratic line.

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Professional experience

Supervising judge of Queens County Criminal Court, named in Jan. 2025, and an acting Supreme Court justice who, as of Feb. 2026, presides over criminal cases in Queens County Supreme Court. A judge since Feb. 2018, he earlier represented criminal defendants as a Legal Aid Society lawyer in Brooklyn and Queens.

Career & documented work

as of Feb. 2026
Presides over criminal cases in the Supreme Court of Queens County.
Scrutinize — judge profile ↗
Jan. 2025
Named supervising judge of Queens County Criminal Court.
Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County ↗
since 2021
Judge in Queens County Criminal Court.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗
Jan. 2019
Appointed in Jan. 2019 and reappointed in Jan. 2020, to a term that expires in Dec. 2029; has served in Criminal Court.
NYC Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary — Criminal Court judges ↗
Feb. 2018
Appointed an interim New York City Civil Court judge, the first person of Ecuadorian descent appointed to the judiciary by a New York City mayor.
Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County ↗
Criminal defense lawyer at The Legal Aid Society: staff attorney in its Kings County Criminal Defense Practice, then senior staff attorney in its Queens County Criminal Defense Practice.
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York — press release ↗

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission: Admitted 2004 · Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗
Judicial conduct: No public determination naming Edwin I. Novillo in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Sept. 27, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗

Oma D. Phillips

Civil Court judge, Queens, since Jan. 2026 · Bar admission year not found

Nominated at the Queens County Democratic Party's judicial convention in Aug. 2026. The Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 shows her on the Democratic line.

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Professional experience

New York City Civil Court judge in Queens since Jan. 2026. She began her legal career as a Bronx assistant district attorney and later worked as a court attorney and as a lawyer for the city Department of Correction and the U.S. Postal Service.

Career & documented work

as of Sept. 2026
Judge of the New York City Civil Court, listed in the court's directory in the Queens County Civil Part.
New York State Unified Court System — NYC Civil Court judges directory ↗
since Jan. 2026
Took office as a judge of the New York City Civil Court in Queens County after winning election in Nov. 2025.
Ballotpedia — Oma Phillips ↗
Court attorney in Criminal Court, State Supreme Court and Family Court.
Branch — candidate profile (2025 Civil Court race) ↗
Attorney for the New York City Department of Correction and for the U.S. Postal Service.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗
Assistant district attorney in the Bronx District Attorney's Office, where she began her legal career.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗

Bar admission & conduct

Judicial conduct: No public determination naming Oma D. Phillips in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Sept. 27, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗

Gail A. Adams

Civil Court judge, sitting in Queens Family Court · Admitted to the bar 1999

Nominated at the Queens County Democratic Party's judicial convention in Aug. 2026. The Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 shows her on the Democratic line.

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Professional experience

New York City Civil Court judge since Jan. 2026 who, as of Feb. 2026, presided over family cases in Queens County Family Court. She has worked in the state court system since 2012, as a law clerk and then a referee, after starting as a Legal Aid criminal defense lawyer and working in private practice.

Career & documented work

as of Feb. 2026
Presides over family cases in the Family Court of Queens County.
Scrutinize — judge profile ↗
since Jan. 2026
Judge of the New York City Civil Court, Queens 4th Municipal Court District, after winning election in Nov. 2025.
Ballotpedia — Gail Adams (New York) ↗
2023
Special Referee in Queens Supreme Court, working in the trial scheduling part, conferencing and handling trial-ready cases.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗
2015
Court attorney referee for New York City Family Court in New York County, presiding over custody, visitation and family offense cases.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗
2012
Principal law clerk to Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Fern A. Fisher, handling matrimonial and foreclosure cases in Queens County Supreme Court.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗
Opened her own general practice law office in Brooklyn, after working as an associate attorney at Upton Cohen and Slamowitz, LLC, in Nassau County.
Practising Law Institute — faculty biography ↗
Staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, representing defendants in criminal cases, where she began her legal career.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission: Admitted 1999 · Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗
Judicial conduct: No public determination naming Gail A. Adams in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Sept. 27, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗

Gary Muraca

Attorney · Admitted to the bar 1990

Nominated at the Queens County Republican Party's judicial convention in Aug. 2026. The Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 shows him on the Republican line.

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Professional experience

Attorney practicing law in New York City's five boroughs and in Long Beach.

Career & documented work

Attorney practicing in New York City's five boroughs and in Long Beach.
Queens Daily Eagle ↗

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission: Admitted 1990 · CUNY at Queens College
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗

David A. Bellon

Attorney, Fresh Meadows, Queens · Admitted to the bar 2006

Nominated at the Queens County Republican Party's judicial convention in Aug. 2026. The Board of Elections' contest list printed Sept. 11, 2026 shows him on the Republican line.

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Professional experience

Attorney based in Fresh Meadows, Queens, whose practice areas include securities litigation and Federal Tort Claims Act matters.

Career & documented work

2008
Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; practice areas include securities, securities litigation and the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Martindale-Hubbell — attorney profile ↗
Law Offices of David A. Bellon, Esq., in Fresh Meadows, Queens, his registered employer.
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission: Admitted 2006 · Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) ↗