{"id":303522,"date":"2026-07-23T04:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303522\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T04:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:37:23","slug":"brooklyn-dems-nominate-3-for-civil-court-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303522\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Dems nominate 3 for Civil Court seats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MIDWOOD \u2014 The Brooklyn Democratic Party hosted a county committee meeting the evening of July 20, where three candidates to represent the fourth, sixth and seventh districts were nominated for Civil Court seats.<\/p>\n

The nominees are seeking 10-year terms and are competing to be on the ballot in the November general election. The event, which lasted more than five hours, was hosted in Brooklyn College\u2019s Ingersoll Extension Room.<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>From left: Anthony Beckford, Robert Robinson, Alan Rocoff, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Renee Collymore and Anthony Genovesi. Photo: Wayne Daren Schneiderman\/Brooklyn EagleXavier Carr was nominated to represent District 4, which covers East Flatbush, Canarsie, parts of Flatlands, Crown Heights, Brownsville and Bedford-Stuyvesant.<\/p>\n

\"Brooklyn<\/a>Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn alongside state Sen. Roxanne Persaud. Photo: Wayne Daren Schneiderman\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no greater honor or gift than to serve as a Civil Court judge in the world\u2019s greatest borough, Brooklyn,\u201d Carr said. \u201cI am grateful for the trust placed in me and recognize the responsibility that comes with this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/a>Anthony Beckford, male district leader for Assembly District 43. Photo: Wayne Daren Schneiderman\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n

Carr said that courts are where everyday New Yorkers seek fairness, dignity and equal treatment under the law. \u201cI am committed to doing that. I look forward to connecting with all voters and members of the municipal court\u2019s fourth district.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michele DeSouza-Forte was nominated to represent Municipal District 6, which includes Prospect Heights, Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Midwood, and parts of Crown Heights and Park Slope.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I will be an example to others who are following in my footsteps and will continue to mentor the young people that I meet,\u201d DeSouza-Forte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal while I sit on the bench is to treat each person with dignity and respect because I know what it is to be marginalized \u2014 to be thought of as if you\u2019re not capable, you\u2019re too old, you\u2019re a woman, you\u2019re a Black woman \u2014 but here I am standing before you, hoping to be your next Civil Court judge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/a>Anthony Genovesi, law chair for the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Photo: Wayne Daren Schneiderman\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n

Bridget Hamblin was nominated to represent District 7, which covers Bushwick, East New York, Cypress Hills and parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville.<\/p>\n

Hamblin thanked everyone for believing in her and said that for over 20 years it has been her privilege to serve the people of New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so humbled by this nomination. I promise to work every day to earn this trust that has been placed in me,\u201d she continued. \u201cMy parents taught me that when someone places their trust in you, you honor that through hard work, integrity and service, and I promise you, I will do exactly that.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A word from the Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Brooklyn Democratic Party chair and assemblymember for District 42, said the Brooklyn Democratic Party values openness, transparency and public engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Judicial<\/a>Judicial nominees, from left: Michelle DeSouza-Forte, Xavier Carr and Bridget Hamblin. Photo: Wayne Daren Schneiderman\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to provide this opportunity for members of the judicial nominating committee and for the public to hear directly from the candidates seeking nomination to the Civil Court,\u201d Bichotte Hermelyn said. \u201cWe want to ensure that our courts are served by individuals of the highest integrity and character.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Democratic Consultant Gregorio Mayers emphasized that \u201cjudges do matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur courts matter as well, particularly because of the political climate that we\u2019re currently in,\u201d Mayers said. \u201cRight now, we really have to rely on the state judges, and that\u2019s why today is an important day for Brooklyn.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a strategic political consultant, Mayers has represented numerous candidates for New York State and local offices, including positions in the Civil and Supreme Courts, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the New York State Assembly and Senate. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIDWOOD \u2014 The Brooklyn Democratic Party hosted a county committee meeting the evening of July 20, where three…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,3308,12060,4234,56085,13305,9,24,63,17961],"class_list":["post-303522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-daily-bulletin","tag-election-elections","tag-judges","tag-judicial-appointment-and-elections","tag-midterm-elections","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-rodneyse-bichotte-hermelyn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}