2026 New York General Election

Edmond Wong has a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University and a law degree from St. John’s University School of Law.

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Edmond Wong has a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University and a law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. He lives in Queens, New York. 

Edmond is a court attorney-referee at Queens County Surrogate's Court. He previously served as an associate court attorney in Queens County Civil Court. Before entering public service, Edmond began his legal career as a real property and guardianship attorney, litigating cases in both state and federal courts.

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Edmond currently serves as a Court Attorney-Referee in Queens County Surrogate7s Court. He previously served as Associate Court Attorney in Queens County Civil Court.

Edmond's campaign for civil court judge in Queens County, New York, is his first run for public office. 

As a Court Attorney-Referee in Queens County Surrogate’s Court, handles complex estate matters and has prior experience as an Associate Court Attorney in Queens County Civil Court.

As a real property and guardianship attorney, litigated cases in both state and federal courts before entering public service.

- As a Court Attorney-Referee in Queens County Surrogate’s Court, handles complex estate matters and has prior experience as an Associate Court Attorney in Queens County Civil Court.
- As a real property and guardianship attorney, litigated cases in both state and federal courts before entering public service.

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Julie earned a Doctor of Education in transformational education leadership from Long Island University, a Master of Arts in American history from Pace University, a Master of Education in teaching urban adolescents with learning disabilities from Long Island University, and a law degree from the City University of New York School of Law. She resides in Queens, New York.

Julie is a constitutional and civil rights attorney. She also serves as a dissertation advisor at Long Island University.

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Julie currently works as a part-time professor of education at Long Island University and as a managing attorney at Milner Law Office, which focuses on constitutional and civil rights litigation. She previously worked as a high school teacher and as a teaching assistant and intern at the City University of New York School of Law.

Julie is a civil rights attorney and is running for one of two vacant Queens Civil Court judge seats.

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Julie previously ran for judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County in 2025.

As an attorney at the Law Office of Dr. Julie Milner, Esq., Milner researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in constitutional and civil rights cases.

- As an attorney at the Law Office of Dr. Julie Milner, Esq., Milner researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in constitutional and civil rights cases.

Believes judges should strive to make courtrooms more equitable for all.

- Believes judges should strive to make courtrooms more equitable for all.

Supports creating a bank of translators to represent all 800 languages in Queens, ensuring availability for court cases and serving all city-wide agencies.

Supports updating the court's website to provide simple instructions, fillable forms, and other tools to assist pro se litigants.

Advocates for a process to request a translator in advance so that the translator is ready when a case is called.

Plans to create a bank of translators to represent all 800 languages spoken in the borough of Queens to serve both the court system and city-wide agencies.

Believes the courtroom must serve as the ultimate equalizer where justice remains blind to politics, background, and identity.

Believes true accountability comes from election rather than selection by those in power.

- Supports creating a bank of translators to represent all 800 languages in Queens, ensuring availability for court cases and serving all city-wide agencies.
- Supports updating the court's website to provide simple instructions, fillable forms, and other tools to assist pro se litigants.
- Advocates for a process to request a translator in advance so that the translator is ready when a case is called.
- Plans to create a bank of translators to represent all 800 languages spoken in the borough of Queens to serve both the court system and city-wide agencies.
- Believes the courtroom must serve as the ultimate equalizer where justice remains blind to politics, background, and identity.
- Believes true accountability comes from election rather than selection by those in power.

As of July 28, 2026, Julie M. Milner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports judges partnering with educators to help children understand the judicial system.

- Supports judges partnering with educators to help children understand the judicial system.

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- 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.

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