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Why terrible, soft-on-crime judges plague New York courts

City courts, in particular, are the last vestige of Tammany-style bossism, with judges overwhelmingly selected not on any kind of merit, but by the needs of the local Democratic leaders who control the party judicial-screening panels: If they put you on the ballot, you win.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: NY Post ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NY Post says: City courts, in particular, are the last vestige of Tammany-style bossism, with judges overwhelmingly selected not on any kind of merit, but by the needs of the local Democratic leaders who control the party judicial-screening panels: If they put you on the ballot, you win.

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  • Primary source: NY Post
  • Published: Aug 25, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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