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Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes
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2005 - Present
2032
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Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District. She assumed office in 2005. Her current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Brigantti-Hughes (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
She was elected to the position in 2005.[1][2]
Education
Brigantti-Hughes received her B.A. degree from Fordham University and her J.D. degree from Temple Law School.[1]
Career
- 2005-2018: Justice, Bronx County Supreme Court
- 2001-2003: Judge, New York City Criminal Court
- 1997-2004: Judge, New York City Civil Court
- 1996-1997: Counsel to the Bronx Borough President
- 1995-1996: Attorney, Borah, Goldstein, Schwartz & Altschuler, P.C.
- 1994-1994: Bureau chief, New York State Attorney General
- 1987-1994: Senior court attorney, Justice Israel Rubin[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert E. Torres (D) | 13.2 | 216,002 | |
| ✔ |  | Julio Rodriguez (D) | 11.8 | 192,661 |
| ✔ | Elizabeth A. Taylor (D) | 11.6 | 190,184 | |
| ✔ | Llinet Rosado (D) | 11.6 | 188,835 | |
| ✔ | Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes (D) | 11.3 | 185,116 | |
| ✔ | Marsha Michael (D) | 11.2 | 183,626 | |
| ✔ | Ben Barbato (D) | 10.9 | 178,136 | |
| ✔ | Eddie McShan (D) | 10.8 | 177,216 | |
| Gino Marmorato (R) | 1.3 | 21,871 | ||
 | James Gisondi (R) | 1.2 | 19,348 | |
| Benison DeFunis (R) | 1.1 | 18,276 | ||
| Patricia Latzman (Working Families Party) | 0.8 | 13,567 | ||
| Mark Schneider (Working Families Party) | 0.7 | 11,444 | ||
| Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party) | 0.6 | 9,760 | ||
| Michael Lausell (Working Families Party) | 0.5 | 8,948 | ||
 | Bob Cohen (Working Families Party) | 0.5 | 8,934 | |
 | Ronald Kim (Working Families Party) | 0.5 | 8,511 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,535 | ||
| Total votes: 1,633,970 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.[3]
The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[3]
- be a state resident;
- have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
Noteworthy events
Judge censured for having staff run errands and participate in religious activities
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct filed a formal charge against Brigantti-Hughes on June 13, 2013. The judge was accused of using her court's employees to perform personal services such as picking up her child from school and asking employees to babysit at her home or the court. In addition, she allegedly had her office secretary drive her to New Jersey to go shopping and to get her hair done during the workday. Brigantti-Hughes was also alleged to have her court's attorney drive her to a Home Depot during the workday to buy gardening supplies and help her repot plants for a church event.[4] Between 2006 and 2011, the judge asked employees at her court to assist her with various activities that were not related to work at the court less than five times a year.[5]
Brigantti-Hughes also reportedly invited or asked court employees to participate in religious activities, including prayer sessions in her chambers during the workday and attending religious events after work. Though Brigantti-Hughes received permission to hold prayer sessions and a Bible study during lunch hours, she allegedly invited others to pray throughout the day as well. She agreed with the commission that employees might have felt obligated to attend because she was their boss.[5][6]
The commission issued a determination in the matter on December 17, 2013, although it was not made public by the commission until January 9, 2014. Brigantti-Hughes was censured for her misconduct.[7] In a statement, the commission’s administrator, Robert Tembeckjian, indicated
| “ | Brigantti-Hughes accepted responsibility for her actions and stopped the questionable conduct.[8][9] | ” |
The judge agreed that just as she should be able to freely exercise her rights to religious freedom, court employees should also be able to do the same.[8]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of the Hon. Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes
- ↑ Supreme Court of Bronx County: 2011 Civil Division Assignment Sheet
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
- ↑ State of New York, Commission on Judicial Conduct, "Mary Brigantti-Hughes, Agreed Statement of Facts, June 13, 2013"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Daily News, "Bronx judge slammed for using courthouse staff to baby-sit, chauffeur her to Home Depot," January 10, 2014
- ↑ ABA Journal, "Judge censured for asking staffers to pray, run errands," January 13, 2014
- ↑ The Daily Record, "Downstate justice censured, January 10, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, "Press Release: Mary Brigantti-Hughes," January 9, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
