Hon. Karen B. Rothenberg

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<div class="infobox person"><div class="widget-row value-only ">Karen B. Rothenberg</div>
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New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District </div>
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<p> 2007 - Present
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<p> 2034
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<p><b>Karen B. Rothenberg</b> is a judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Supreme_Court_2nd_Judicial_District">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a>. She assumed office in 2007. Her current term ends on December 31, 2034.</p><p>Rothenberg (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) ran for re-election for judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Supreme_Court_2nd_Judicial_District">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a>. She won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2020)">November 3, 2020</a>. </p>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Rothenberg received her B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1974 and her <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the Brooklyn School of Law in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Rothenberg began her legal career in 1982 as an attorney with the firm of <i>Gerbert &amp; Garson, PC</i> and as an arbitrator with the New York Arbitration Committee. She left Gerbert &amp; Garson in 1984 and, the following year, left the Arbitration Committee. She then joined the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, where she served on the Appeals Board until 1997. From 1984 to 1997, she also worked as a private practice attorney and, in 1996 and 1997, she was a member of the Grievance Committee for the 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts.
</p><p>Rothenberg began her judicial career in 1998 when she was elected to the <a href="/New_York_City_Civil_Court" title="New York City Civil Court">New York City Civil Court</a> of <a href="/Kings_County,_New_York_(Judicial)" title="Kings County, New York (Judicial)">Kings County</a>. She served in that capacity until she was elected to the supreme court in 2007. During this time, she also worked as a deputy supervising judge (2000-2001) and a supervising judge (2001-2006) for the civil court of Kings County and an acting justice of the <a href="/Kings_County_Supreme_Court,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Kings County Supreme Court, New York">Kings County Supreme Court</a> (2001-2006). Since 2007, she has served as a <a href="/Richmond_County,_New_York_(Judicial)" title="Richmond County, New York (Judicial)">Richmond County</a> judge of the Integrated Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Part.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3>
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</style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also:&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2020)">Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2020)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (6 seats)</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Carolyn_E._Wade">Carolyn E. Wade</a></u></b> (D / R / Conservative Party)
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<div class="percentage_number">17.0</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 17.0%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">738,222</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Delores_J._Thomas">Delores J. Thomas</a></u></b> (D / R / Conservative Party)
</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">16.9</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 16.9%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">735,107</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Theresa_M._Ciccotto">Theresa M. Ciccotto</a></u></b> (D / R / Conservative Party)
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<div class="percentage_number">16.6</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 16.6%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">719,149</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/William_Mastro">William F. Mastro</a> (D / R / Conservative Party)
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<div class="percentage_number">16.4</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 16.4%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">710,512</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lizette_Colon">Lizette Colon</a></u></b> (D)
</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">14.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 14.6%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">631,672</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Karen_B._Rothenberg">Karen B. Rothenberg</a></u></b> (D)
</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">14.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 14.5%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">628,897</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Beth_Parlato.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Beth_Parlato.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Beth_Parlato">Beth Parlato</a> (R / Conservative Party)
</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">3.8</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 3.8%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">164,820</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
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