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ELECTION WAS NOV 3

New York State Supreme Court12th Judicial District

Uncontested

Alvin M. Yearwood is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.

One candidate on the ballot for a Bronx Supreme Court seat

Alvin M. Yearwood, a New York City Criminal Court judge since 2003 who began sitting as an acting Supreme Court justice in the Bronx in 2010 and serves as Administrative Judge of its Criminal Term, is the only candidate on the ballot and runs on the Democratic line.

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Alvin M. Yearwood

Administrative Judge, Bronx County Supreme Court, Criminal Term · Admitted to the New York bar in 1987

On the Democratic ballot line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election; how and when the party nominated him was not found.

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Professional experience

Administrative Judge of the Bronx County Supreme Court's Criminal Term. Appointed a New York City Criminal Court judge in 2003 and reappointed three times, he began serving as an acting Supreme Court justice in the Bronx in 2010; before that he was a prosecutor in Nassau County and the Bronx and a lawyer in private practice.

Career & documented work

Bar admission & conduct

Bar admission

Admitted 1987 · Boston University

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Judicial conduct

No public determination naming Alvin M. Yearwood in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Oct. 1, 2026).

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