General Election
Five nominees for four open State Supreme Court seats in Brooklyn
No incumbent is running. The Brooklyn Democratic Party nominated four Civil Court judges at its Aug. 6, 2026 convention; all four are also on the Republican line and three on the Conservative line, where Putnam County lawyer William D. Spain Jr. is the only other candidate.
Civil Court judge, Kings County, since Jan. 2024 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2007
Nominated at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's judicial convention on Aug. 6; also on the Republican and Conservative lines.
No endorsements beyond the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
Civil Court judge since Jan. 2025, sitting in Kings County Criminal Court · Admitted to the New York bar in 1992
Nominated at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's judicial convention on Aug. 6; also on the Republican line.
No endorsements beyond the Democratic and Republican lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
Civil Court judge, Kings County, since Jan. 2023 · Admitted to the New York bar in 2010
Nominated at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's judicial convention on Aug. 6; also on the Republican and Conservative lines.
No endorsements beyond the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
Civil Court judge, Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District, since Jan. 2024
Nominated at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's judicial convention on Aug. 6; also on the Republican and Conservative lines.
No endorsements beyond the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
Managing partner, Spain & Spain, PC · Admitted to the New York bar in 1977
On the Conservative line.
No endorsements beyond the Conservative line were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
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5 candidates · 9 selected case examples · 4 candidates with evaluations
Hemalee J. Patel · Decided the motion as a judge sitting in the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Declined to hold a hearing on a defendant's claimed interest in an apartment
Sherveal Mimes · Decided the motion as a judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Refused to dismiss a self-represented plaintiff's case for failure to move it forward
Sherveal Mimes · Decided both sides' motions as a judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Left the fee-rate question in an insurance-payment dispute for trial
Sherveal Mimes · Decided the motion as a judge sitting in the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Dismissed a criminal case after finding the prosecution had not shared its evidence with due diligence
Sherveal Mimes · Decided the motion as a judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Dismissed a license-suspension case because the charging document was not made legally sufficient in time
Sherveal Mimes · Decided the defense motions as a judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Dismissed a case on speedy-trial grounds after rejecting the prosecution's evidence-sharing filing
Sherveal Mimes · Decided the motion as a judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Held prosecutors had to share disciplinary records only for the officers they planned to call
Lola Waterman · Decided the case as a judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Awarded $3,198.58 on one claim in a dispute over a vehicle and dismissed the rest
Lola Waterman · Decided the defendant's motion as a judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Dismissed a medical practice's suit against State Farm
Researched & verified Sep 29, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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