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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.

Legal Experience

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."

Judicial Philosophy

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

Judicial Administration

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

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. 

- 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.