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The results of the New York State general elections are in. Chinese-American judge candidates Wang Yijun and Chen Zhijian were elected as judges of the Queens Civil Court and the Manhattan State Superior Court, respectively, demonstrating the achievements of the Chinese community’s judicial participation.
The New York State general election ended on the 3rd with twoSugar Both judicial candidates won.wang yi Edmund Wong electedqueens The district’s civil court judge, Christopher Chin, a Chinese immigrant from Myanmar and acting New York State Superior Court judge, won election as a Manhattan State Superior Court judge. Wang Yijun said it is especially meaningful to him to be able to serve the Queens district where he grew up.
According to unofficial vote counting results, Chen Zijian received 307,260 votes, or about 13.9%, in the election for judge of the State High Court in the 1st Judicial District of Manhattan. He stood first among 11 candidates and successfully won one of the six seats.
Chen Zhijian was born in Myanmar and has Chinese background. She was elected as a New York City Civil Court judge in 2021 and was later appointed to serve as an acting judge of the state high court. In August this year, he defeated his rivals at the Democratic Judicial Convention in Manhattan by 90 votes to 65 and won the nomination. He visited Manhattan Chinatown to communicate with community representatives, share his experience from immigration to becoming a judge, and focus on the representation of ethnic minorities in the judicial system.
In Queens, Wang Yijun currently serves as a court attorney referee and has been endorsed by the Queens Democratic Party and qualified by the New York City Bar Association. In the Democratic primary in June this year, he placed first with nearly 31% of the vote, and then won the general election.
Wang Yijunsheng said he was honored to receive the trust and support of Queens voters and thanked supporters across the district. He said Queens is a diverse and community-rich place, and serving as a Civil Court judge is both a great honor and a great responsibility. “I grew up in Queens, so it is especially meaningful to me to have the opportunity to give back to the community that has shaped me.”
In addition, lawyer Julie Milner, who won the Democratic primary election with Wang Yijun in June. , was also successfully elected as a Queens District Civil Court judge in this general election. Miller graduated from the City University of New York School of Law and focused on constitutional and civil rights litigation. He once defeated candidate Edward Irizarry, who was endorsed by the Queens Democratic Party, in the Democratic primary.
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Edmund Wong was elected as a judge of the Queens Civil Court, and Christopher Chin won election as a judge of the State High Court in the 1st Judicial District of Manhattan. Both successfully won their seats in the general elections.
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According to the unofficial vote count, Chen Zhijian received 307,260 votes, with a vote rate of about 13.9%, ranking first among the 11 candidates, successfully obtaining 1 of the 6 seats, and continued his promotion to the judicial system.
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Wang Yijun said he was honored to receive the trust of Queens voters and emphasized that Queens is diverse and has community unity. He grew up in Queens, and it’s especially meaningful to him to be able to give back to the community that shaped his growth.
