New Democratic judicial nominees are a cross-section of Brooklyn
'Firsts' include Sephardic woman, Muslim, Asian and Cuban-American
The seven judicial nominees for open bench seats on the Kings County Supreme Court that were chosen Thursday at the Kings County Democratic Party’s judicial convention are the most diverse slate of judicial candidates to date in Brooklyn — with an unprecedented number of women candidates.
The nominees are: Consuelo “Connie” Mallafre-Melendez, Gina Levy Abadi, Dena Douglas, Carolyn Walker Diallo, Richard Montelione, Joy Campanelli and Lillian Wan.
Hon. Mallafre-Melendez is the first Cuban-born immigrant to run for the Kings County Supreme Court bench. Hon. Levy Abadi, who is currently serving as a Civil Court judge, is the first Orthodox Sephardic woman to run for the bench. Hon. Walker Diallo is the first Muslim judge to ever serve in Kings county.