Cassandra Johnson (judge)

Cassandra Johnson
Justice of the New York State Supreme Court from the 11th Judicial district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2024
Justice of the New York City Civil Court
from the Queens County 4th municipal court district
In office
January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023
Personal details
BornQueens,
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocrat
Alma materSt. John's University School of Law
OccupationAttorney, Judge

Cassandra A. Johnson is an American attorney and judge. A Democrat, she served as a Housing Court judge and court employee before being elected to the New York City Civil Court and the New York Supreme Court.

Early life and career

Johnson was born in Far Rockaway.[1] She graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 2006. She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2007 and the Connecticut State Bar in 2006.

Political career

Johnson earned the Democratic nomination[2] and subsequently won the general election for the Queens Civil Court judgeship in 2021. In 2023 she was selected as one of five judges running for New York Supreme Court on the Democratic party line.[3]

On June 25, 2024, Johnson won the Democratic nomination for the Queens County Surrogate's Court judgeship with approximately 54% of the vote. She will be running against the GOP nominee, Stephen Weiner, in November 2024.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cassandra Johnson Wins Democratic Nomination for Queens County Surrogate's Court Judge". The Wave. Rockaway, Queens. 2024-06-26. Archived from the original on 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-07-23. With over 98% of votes counted in the Democratic primary, the Far Rockaway-born judge received an approximate 54% of the vote over New York City Civil Court Judge Wendy Li.
  2. ^ "Queens voters cast ballots for civil court judge". Queens Daily Eagle. Queens, New York. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2024-07-23. Judges Cassandra Johnson, Karen Lin, Peter Kelly, Scott Dunn and Jessica Earle-Gargan will each run on the Democratic Party's line for one of the five vacancies on the bench in the World's Borough after being selected by the party at their annual judicial convention on Thursday evening.
  3. ^ "Queens Dems select Supreme Court candidates". Queens Daily Eagle. Queens, New York. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2024-07-23. CASSANDRA JOHNSON HAS WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN THE 4TH DISTRICT, AND THE RACE FOR THE SPOT ON THE CIVIL COURT BALLOT IS DOWN TO A THREE POINT LEAD.