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Judicial Screening Committee Approvals
What are Judicial Candidate Screening Committees?
Judicial candidate screening committees are independent or government-appointed panels that evaluate the qualifications of judicial candidates to ensure that only the most competent and ethical individuals are appointed or elected to the bench.
Janice Purvis appeared before the following Screening Committees and received the following ratings:
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Brooklyn Bar Association – APPROVED for the position of Judge of the Civil Court
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Democratic Party in and for Kings County – QUALIFIED for the position of Judge of the Civil Court
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LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York – APPROVED for the position of Judge of the Civil Court
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New York City Bar Association – APPROVED for the position of Judge of the Civil Court
The 6th Municipal District in Brooklyn
The 6th Municipal District in Brooklyn represents a specific geographical division of the Kings County Civil Court. It is the district used to elect local Civil Court judges who handle civil legal disputes involving amounts up to $50,000, including small claims, landlord-tenant matters, and consumer debt.
The 6th Municipal District maps across a dynamic cultural mosaic of neighborhoods. The District includes the following neighborhoods:
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Crown Heights
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Prospect Heights
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Park Slope
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Flatbush & Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
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Ditmas Park & Kensington
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Midwood
Janice lives in Crown Heights with her six year-old daughter and rescue cats. As a resident of Crown Heights for the past thirteen years (and a New Yorker for twenty-seven years), she has been very active in the community. She currently serves as Vice President of her Block Association and regularly participates in a wide range of public and community meetings and events in the area. She previously served on the Board of Friends of Brower Park.