Robin K. Sheares

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New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2037

Years in position

2

Prior offices
New York City Civil Court Kings County

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Ithaca College

Law

St. John's University School of Law

Robin K. Sheares (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2037.

Sheares (Republican Party, Democratic Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Sheares received her B.A. from Ithaca College in 1983 and her J.D. from St. John's University School of Law in 1986.[1] Sheares began her career in December of 1986 as a court attorney of the New York City Civil Court. She worked in that capacity through 1996. She then served as a law clerk to a supreme court justice from January 1997 until May 2007. She also worked as an administrative law judge for the state's Department of Finance from July 1991 to December 1999. During the spring of 1999, she also served as a Tribune Society instructor.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2022)

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (12 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ellen Spodek (R / D)
 
8.9
 
469,547
Cheryl Gonzales (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.6
 
453,688
Robin K. Sheares (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.6
 
453,432
Aaron Maslow (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.4
 
444,365
Craig S. Walker (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.4
 
443,367
Patria Frias-Colon (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.3
 
442,441
Lorna McAllister (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.3
 
441,350
Susan Quirk (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.3
 
441,246
Anne Swern (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
8.3
 
439,087
Dweynie Paul (R / D)
 
8.3
 
438,292
Cenceria P. Edwards (R / D)
 
8.2
 
435,513
Richard Velasquez (D)
 
7.1
 
375,165
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
25,596

Total votes: 5,303,089
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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.[2]

The following candidates ran in the New York City Civil Court - Kings County general election.[3]

New York City Civil Court, Kings County General Election (6 open seats), 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic/Reform Green check mark transparent.png Sandra Roper 16.31% 231,188
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robin K. Sheares Incumbent 15.54% 220,321
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carolyn E. Wade Incumbent 15.42% 218,522
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Connie Melendez 15.30% 216,935
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ellen Edwards 14.83% 210,276
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Patria Frias-Colon 14.37% 203,765
     Conservative Vincent F. Martusciello 2.65% 37,511
     Reform Thomas Kennedy 1.58% 22,454
     Reform Patrick Hayes 1.46% 20,657
     Reform Isiris Isela Isaac 1.17% 16,636
     Reform John O'Hara 1.10% 15,663
Write-in votes 0.26% 3,658
Total Votes 1,417,586
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Official Election Results," accessed December 18, 2017


The following candidates ran in the New York City Civil Court - Kings County Democratic primary.[4]

New York City Civil Court, Kings County Democratic Primary (5 open seats), 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Connie Melendez 15.22% 79,938
Green check mark transparent.png Robin K. Sheares Incumbent 13.00% 68,303
Green check mark transparent.png Patria Frias-Colon 10.60% 55,666
Green check mark transparent.png Sandra Roper 9.82% 51,564
Green check mark transparent.png Ellen Edwards 9.74% 51,173
Frederick C. Arriaga Incumbent 8.12% 42,639
David Pepper 7.91% 41,548
Patrick Hayes 7.62% 39,998
Thomas Kennedy 7.57% 39,751
Isiris Isela Isaac 5.48% 28,779
John O'Hara 4.63% 24,325
Write-in votes 0.29% 1,523
Total Votes 525,207
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Returns," September 12, 2017

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the New York City Civil Court are each elected to 10-year terms in partisan contested elections, with one exception. Judges of the New York City Housing Court are appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge and serve five-year terms. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and city 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.[5]

Campaign themes

2022

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