Michael Koplen

Michael Koplen

Education

Bachelor's

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1975

Law

Hofstra University Law School, 1981

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Michael Koplen was a Republican candidate for the Rockland County Surrogate's Court in New York. Koplen was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Koplen was a 2014 candidate for the Rockland County Court in Rockland County, New York.

Biography

Koplen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1975 and his J.D. from the Hofstra University Law School in 1981. Koplen's professional experience includes maintaining his own law practice, The Law Offices of Michael A. Koplen in New City, New York, specializing in criminal, family, bankruptcy, DWI, employment discrimination, real estate, and business law.

Elections

2017

See also: New York local trial court judicial elections, 2017

New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 13, 2017. As the only Republican in the race, Koplen did not run in the primary election.

Keith Cornell (D) defeated Michael Koplen (R) and Alden Wolfe (Working Families) in the Rockland County Surrogate's Court general election.

Rockland County Surrogate's Court, General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Cornell	49.47%	38,498
	Republican	Michael Koplen	43.06%	33,509
	Working Families	Alden Wolfe	7.42%	5,777
		Write-in votes	0.06%	44
Total Votes				77,828
Source: Rockland County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Official Results," accessed December 18, 2017

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the New York Surrogates' Courts are each elected in partisan contested elections. Outside of New York City, they serve 10-year terms. In New York City, they serve 14-year terms. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and county resident, at least 18 years old and practice in the state for 10 years. This court has a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.

2014

See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Koplen ran for election to the Rockland County Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 37.2 percent of the vote. He competed against Rolf M. Thorsen.  

See also

Local courts	New York	Other local coverage
Local trial court judicial elections, 2017 Courts and judges by county Judicial selection by state Judicial elections	New York elections, 2017 Judicial selection in New York Public policy in New York Endorsers in New York	Municipal elections, 2017 School board elections, 2017 Local ballot measure elections, 2017 Recall elections, 2017

External links

• New York State Unified Court System
• The Law Offices of Michael A. Koplen, "Attorney Michael A. Koplen Profile"

Footnotes

New York courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York