Friday, June 28, 2019

Lumarie Maldonado Cruz wins Civil Court Judge primary


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THE CITY


Tuesday night brought an historic upset triggered by an insurgent candidate running against the Queens political establishment.

No, not Tiffany Cabán — this one was a landslide.

Lumarie Maldonado Cruz scored a resounding victory in the borough’s first primary for a civil court judge seat in over a decade, defeating the Queens Democratic Party’s pick, Wyatt Gibbons, by more than 17,000 votes.

Maldonado Cruz, 47, told THE CITY Wednesday she owed her victory to people that are “hungry for change.”

“From the very beginning, people realized that the communities all throughout Queens are being underserved, undermined and ignored,” Maldonado Cruz said. “Last night was another example as to how people will not sit on the sidelines anymore.”

With Cabán leading in the district attorney primary race and Maldonado Cruz’s resounding win, the Queens Democratic Party suffered a double blow.

Maldonado Cruz said she believes Tuesday’s results send “a clear message again that people are taking their power back.”

“Reform starts from within and it is about time that the legal system treats everyone with fairness regardless of race gender creed or other traits,” she said. “It’s about time that the people who bear that responsibility do so without bias or favor.”

Maldonado Cruz, a former Bronx resident who recently moved to Jackson Heights, is currently an attorney for the Character and Fitness Committee of the state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division in Manhattan, which conducts background checks on individuals seeking admission to the New York bar.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Who cares? Another waste of the tax dollar. - the Bronx machinery would never allow her to run for judge there which is why she claims she recently moved to Jackson Heights

Anonymous said...

Identity politics...

Anonymous said...

Why didn't she sit before the Bar Association panel?

georgetheatheist said...

Looks ike Dem party boss Gregory Meeks is now Gregory the Meek. How will this play in the co-moon-i-tay?

Anonymous said...

Umm, this happened Tuesday

Anonymous said...

Not a fan of her or Caban, but I must admit watching the Meeks/Crowley criminal organization loose feels great

Anonymous said...

I would bet 99% of the voters never heard of any judges that are on the ballots during elections. The only criteria most voters use is the party, nationality and sex of the candidate.

The Ghost of Tom Manton said...

"Not a fan of her or Caban, but I must admit watching the Meeks/Crowley criminal organization loose [sic] feels great."

Yeah, but how "great" will you feel when all those incarcerated lowlives that Caban will set free come crawling through your windows?

Anonymous said...

How come these let's free the criminals don't get that there's many more crime victims than perpetrators of crime? Why isn't there any concern for crime victims?

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Saturday Anonymi for getting us back on track to the real issue here. The victims of crime and the safety of our homes. Burglaries are up ... have you noticed? It will get worse.

Anonymous said...

Her win proves Ocasio and Caban cannot be easily dislodged

Anonymous said...

At night when you turn off all the lights
There's no place that you can hide
No no, the rhythm is gonna get'cha

Anonymous said...

For all my distaste of the Queens machine, why would so many people vote for a blatant carpetbagger with minimal qualifications? What was her appeal? Or are people so fed up with the machine that they'll vote for anyone who opposes them?

Anonymous said...

For all my distaste of the Queens machine, why would so many people vote for a blatant carpetbagger with minimal qualifications? What was her appeal? Or are people so fed up with the machine that they'll vote for anyone who opposes them?


IDENTITY POLITICS!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

We will have to all learn how to say seven part names like
Jose Luis Maria del Putan con Merdre.
Got a cute roti ad: Pollo y Pollo, Avogados, Muy Pelligroso.
Multifunction all the way.

Anonymous said...

Carpetbagger? Like Hillary Clinton or Bobby Kennedy?

Anonymous said...

Pollo y Pollo: adjudicar y gastricular