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Election Endorsements
September 9th, 2007

There will not be much happening at the polls on primary day September 18 but today’s Times weighs in on three races – all in Brooklyn – and all the paper says “darkened by the shadow of a patronage and corruption scandal involving cozy clubhouse-courthouse ties.”

In the race for Surrogate Court judge, the Times does not like either candidate but grudgingly says that ShawnDya Simpson is a better judge than her opponent, Diana Johnson.

The paper sees a clearer choice in the Civil Court races. In one, former City Councilmember (and perennial candidate) Noach Dear faces former judge Karen Yellen. In choosing Yellen, the Times says Dear’s “volatile personality and indifference to conflicts-of-interest makes him utterly unsuited for the bench.” (And he wouldn’t give the Times an interview.) In the other race, the Times prefers Katherine Levine, an attorney for the teachers union, over Sharen Hudson who (remember, this is Brooklyn) used to work for Surrogate Court candidate Diana Johnson. (For how judges in the County of Kings are really chosen, play our judges game.)

For more on the primary that’s barely there, turn to Gotham Gazette on September 17. We’ll run down the races (including some the Times doesn’t bother with) and, as the week goes on, we’ll tell you who won.

By Gail Robinson on September 9, 2007, 5:24 pm
In category: Electoral Politics, Gotham City, Governing, Law | 1 Comment »

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One Response to “Election Endorsements”

  1. Rosalie907 Says:
    September 9th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    Good test except for one thing, Clarence Norman is currently doing hard time and Vito Lopez is now the dictator of Brooklyn politics.

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