New York State Supreme Court Justice: Gary M. Carlton
Judge Gary M. Carlton, cross-endorsed candidate for New York State Supreme Court justice, outside his Nassau County Court chambers in Hempstead on Sept. 6. Credit: James Escher
- Carlton, 69, of Valley Stream is running on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election.
- He was appointed to Nassau County District Court judge, 2nd District, in April 2019 and elected to the position in November 2019.
- He was a practicing founding partner in the personal injury law firm of Goldberg & Carlton in Rockville Centre from 1984 through 2019.
- From 2010-2019, he served as a deputy attorney for the Village of Valley Stream.
- Carlton received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in 1976 and earned his law degree from Albany Law School of Union University in 1979.
- He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1980 and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York in that year as well.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
