Lawyer & Vet Edward King chosen to fill judicial vacancy
Democracy in the trenches seen by Brooklyn district leaders' vote
On Tuesday evening, the Brooklyn Democratic Party, chaired by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, voted for Judge Edward King as the backfill pick for the Brooklyn Civil Court seat left vacant by Judge Craig S. Walker, who recently was nominated for Justice of New York State Supreme Court in a historical Brooklyn Democratic Party Nomination Convention.
Edward King, who has run his private law practice for over 35 years, faced a tight vote against contender Stephen Burzio, the Principal Law Clerk for a New York State Supreme Court Judge in Brooklyn.
King, a Black military veteran, won the heated race to become one of the few Black male judges in the Kings County Court, adding even more diversity to the borough’s Court System.