June 2025 Civil Court - Queens Dems

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Gail Adams earned a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and a law degree from Touro College. She was born in Guyana, South Africa, and is a long-time resident of Southeast Queens. Gail is married with two sons. She also co-founded a food pantry and a summer enrichment program for her church.

Gail currently works as a Court Referee in the Queens Civil Supreme Court. She has worked as a staff attorney, principal legal clerk, and firm partner.

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Gail's campaign for Queens Civil Court Judge, District 4 is her first entry into politics. 

As a firm partner, she provided legal counsel and representation to clients with a focus on landlord/tenant, family, and real estate law.

As a defense attorney, she researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients.

As a principal law clerk, handled matrimonial and foreclosure cases and trained newly admitted attorneys in landlord-tenant and matrimonial law through the court’s volunteer lawyers’ program.

As a New York City family court referee, presided over custody, visitation, and family offense cases.

- As a firm partner, she provided legal counsel and representation to clients with a focus on landlord/tenant, family, and real estate law.
- As a defense attorney, she researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients.
- As a principal law clerk, handled matrimonial and foreclosure cases and trained newly admitted attorneys in landlord-tenant and matrimonial law through the court’s volunteer lawyers’ program.
- As a New York City family court referee, presided over custody, visitation, and family offense cases.

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Believes in approaching every case with transparency, honesty, and the highest ethical standards.

Believes in approaching every case with "transparency, honesty, and the highest ethical standards."

- Believes in approaching every case with "transparency, honesty, and the highest ethical standards."

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As of September 16, 2025, Gail A. Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Gail A. Adams

Gail Adams earned a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and a law degree from Touro College. 

Gail currently works as a Court Referee in the Queens Civil Supreme Court. She has previously worked in various positions for numerous companies. She has worked as a staff attorney, principal legal clerk, and firm partner.

As a firm partner at, she managed key client relationships, pursued new clients, mentored junior lawyers, oversaw certain areas of legal practice, and provided legal counsel and representation to clients.

As an attorney, she  researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients.

- As a firm partner at, she managed key client relationships, pursued new clients, mentored junior lawyers, oversaw certain areas of legal practice, and provided legal counsel and representation to clients.
- As an attorney, she  researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients.

As of September 16, 2025, Gail A. Adams did not have a website or any information online.

Gail Adams earned a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and a law degree from Touro College. She lives in Queens, New York.

Gail A. Adams's campaign for Queens Civil Court Judge, District 4 is her first entry into politics. 

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Fania Jean was born in Jamaica, and currently lives in Queens, New York. She holds a bachelor's degree in paralegal studies from St. John's University and a law degree from Touro University Law Center.

Fania serves as senior counsel at Travelers. She previously worked as a prosecutor at Incorporated Village of Hempstead. and as a private practice attorney. 

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Fania's campaign for New York City Civil Court Judge, Queens County, District 4 is her first entry into politics.

As a village court judge, Jean handled traffic tickets and housing violations, worked alongside building inspectors and the Deputy Village attorney, and represented the interests of the Incorporated Village of Hempstead.

As a prosecutor for 2 years, handled traffic and housing violations and representing village interests.

As an attorney at the Law Office of Fania Jean, Jean handles civil litigation, foreclosure defense, landlord-tenant disputes, family law matters, special needs hearings, no-fault arbitrations, trials, motions, and bankruptcy.

As an attorney at the Law Office of Fania Jean for 6 years, handled civil, family, housing, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and arbitration matters.

- As a prosecutor for 2 years, handled traffic and housing violations and representing village interests.
- As an attorney at the Law Office of Fania Jean for 6 years, handled civil, family, housing, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and arbitration matters.

As of September 16, 2025, Fania Jean did not have a website or any information online.

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As a legal volunteer for Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), Jean provides pro-bono consultations to clients on family court matters, including child support, custody, and visitation.

Serves as a  legal volunteer for Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), where she provides pro-bono consultations to clients on family court matters, including child support, custody, and visitation.

Serves as an interview facilitator for the Posse Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to students.

Serves as an interview facilitator for the Posse Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships. 

Serves on the Board of Directors and as secretary of Lewis Latimer House.

- Serves as a  legal volunteer for Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), where she provides pro-bono consultations to clients on family court matters, including child support, custody, and visitation.
- Serves as an interview facilitator for the Posse Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships. 
- Serves on the Board of Directors and as secretary of Lewis Latimer House.

Fania Jean

Fania Jean's campaign for New York City Civil Court Judge, Queens County, District 4 is her first entry into politics.

Caribbean Life, Jamaican-born attorney vies for Queens Civil Court Judge

Mary-Ann Maloney is from St. Andrew, Jamaica. Her family moved to Queens, where she graduated from Francis Lewis High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science and sociology from New York University and her law degree from Touro Law Center. She lives in Southeast Queens. 

Mary-Ann is a lawyer and has worked as an administrative law judge, family court attorney, and manager for 3 different administrative hearing courts. She previously worked for the New York City Office of Children and Families. 

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Mary-Ann ran for civil court judge in 2024 but did not win. 

As an attorney, researches, drafts, and files legal documents and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in administrative and family law.

As an administrative law judge, oversees administrative law cases, which can include taking testimony, ruling on questions of evidence, making factual and legal determinations, issuing subpoenas, and preparing and issuing decisions.

- As an attorney, researches, drafts, and files legal documents and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in administrative and family law.
- As an administrative law judge, oversees administrative law cases, which can include taking testimony, ruling on questions of evidence, making factual and legal determinations, issuing subpoenas, and preparing and issuing decisions.

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Said, "If elected, I will bring my commitment to fairness, integrity, and equality to the bench, making decisions based solely on the law and the facts, without bias or political influence."

- Said, "If elected, I will bring my commitment to fairness, integrity, and equality to the bench, making decisions based solely on the law and the facts, without bias or political influence."

As of September 16, 2025, Mary-Ann E. Maloney’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Mary-Ann E. Maloney

Mary-Ann ran for civil court judge in 2025 but did not win. 

Mary-Ann is from St. Andrew, Jamaica. Her family moved to Queens, where she graduated from Francis Lewis High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science and sociology from New York University and her law degree from Touro Law Center. She lives in Southeast Queens. 

Mary-Ann Maloney's campaign for civil court judge is her first run for public office. 

- The New York Civil Court has jurisdiction over civil cases involving amounts up to $50,000 and other civil matters referred to it by the Supreme Court.
- It includes a small claims part for informal dispositions of matters not exceeding $10,000 and a housing part for landlord-tenant matters and housing code violations.
- There are 120 judges elected to the Civil Court, but only about 50 sit in it. The remaining judges sit in other courts, such as the Criminal Court or Family Court.
- Judges are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections.
- They are paid a salary of $216,400.

Judge who handles majority of civil cases in New York