Nelida Malave Gonzalez
Surrogate, Bronx County, since Jan. 2013 · Admitted to the New York bar in 1992
On the Democratic line for Surrogate of Bronx County in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Full profile →Surrogate of Bronx County since Jan. 2013, with a current term that ends Dec. 31, 2026. Before that she was a Civil Court judge and an acting Supreme Court justice, after 13 years in private practice and work as an administrative law judge.
Career & documented work
since Jan. 2013
Surrogate of Bronx County, the first woman and first Latina elected to the post.
Historical Society of the New York Courts — Interview with Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗appointed 2011
Acting Justice of the State Supreme Court.
Historical Society of the New York Courts — Interview with Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗2005–2012
Judge of the New York City Civil Court.
Ballotpedia — Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗As a judge, presided over Civil, Family and Criminal Court cases, and matrimonial cases in Supreme Court.
The Riverdale Press — Two Bronxites race to replace surrogate court judge (page 2) ↗before 2005
Administrative Law Judge on the New York City Environmental Control Board in the Bronx.
Historical Society of the New York Courts — Interview with Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗before 2005
Lawyer in private practice for 13 years before her election as a judge.
Historical Society of the New York Courts — Interview with Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗Senior Student Legal Specialist with the New York City Law Department; also worked for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs.
Ballotpedia — Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗
Bar admission & conduct
- Bar admission
Admitted 1992 · City University of New York School of Law
NYS Attorney Registrations (data.ny.gov) — registration of Nelida Malave ↗Bronx County Surrogate's Court newsletter (2013), New York State Unified Court System ↗Ballotpedia — Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗Historical Society of the New York Courts — Interview with Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez ↗The Riverdale Press — Two Bronxites race to replace surrogate court judge (page 2) ↗- Judicial conduct
No public determination naming Nelida Malave Gonzalez, Nelida Malave or Nelida Malave-Gonzalez in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's determination database (checked Oct. 1, 2026).
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct — public determination list ↗