CWNYC Joins Campaign For Judicial Accountability

Today, Court Watch NYC is signing onto the Center for Community Alternatives’ court judge accountability campaign, The Court New York Deserves. Our court watchers have seen cruel and excessive trial court judges in NYC since our launch, and it is past time they face scrutiny before re-appointment.

Every day, New York's judges make critical decisions about freedom, incarceration, and much more. But despite this power, they are often rubber-stamped to new terms without evaluation or scrutiny, allowing unfit and cruel judges to serve for decades.

We demand an end to this practice. Judges who have shown themselves to be excessive and cruel should not be continuously reappointed. It should go without saying: Our elected officials must meaningfully evaluate judges’ records before giving them additional terms. Read more about the campaign in The New York Times, on our website, TheCourtNYDeserves.com, and in the campaign 2-pager.

As a first step in this fight, we are demanding that Governor Hochul replace one of the worst judges in the state. Justice Vincent Del Giudice, who has been a judge in Brooklyn since 2002 and whose term has now expired, is by far the most carceral judge in New York. Appeals courts have repeatedly overturned Del Giudice’s decisions, reducing his sentences by more than 500 years. Read much more about Del Giudice's record here.

Join us in demanding that judges who subject New Yorkers to unjust sentences not be reappointed to the bench. Learn more and take action:

  • Join us on Zoom next Monday, May 6, at 6 p.m. to learn more about the power of state court judges, the need for evaluation and scrutiny, and Del Giudice’s record. Hear from directly impacted New Yorkers, attorneys familiar with Del Giudice, and State Senators. RSVP here.

  • Join us for a press conference and rally outside Brooklyn Supreme Court in Downtown Brooklyn next Thursday, May 9, at 11 a.m. We’ll be showing out to demand scrutiny of judges and no new terms for unfit judges—starting with Justice Del Giudice. RSVP here.

  • Email Governor Hochul today to demand that she immediately nominate a replacement for Justice Del Giudice.

Visit TheCourtNYDeserves.com to read more and to sign up for updates. And if you'd like to amplify the campaign on social media, see our thread on Twitter/X and this social media kit.

In solidarity,

Court Watch NYC