WHEREAS, the 2024 New York City elections feature a vacancy in Queens Surrogate Court; and 

WHEREAS, a committee of UFT members who live and work in Queens interviewed Justice Cassandra A. Johnson, who is running in the Democratic primary election for the vacancy; and 

WHEREAS, Justice Johnson started her career as a civil litigator before joining the Human Resources Administration and the Office of Court Administration where she served as court attorney, referee, and law clerk; and 

WHEREAS, Justice Johnson was elected to serve as a Queens County Civil Court judge in 2021 and in 2023 was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court justice where she presides over a general civil part; and 

WHEREAS, Justice Johnson has mentored young people through the Junior 100 Legacy Program, Legal Outreach, Inc., Practicing Attorneys for Law Students’ program and the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Mentor Program and volunteered as an arbitrator in small claims court assisting litigants to resolve their dispute in an amicable manner and avoid costly legal fees; and 

WHEREAS, Justice Johnson has kept strong ties to her community as a member of the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP and volunteer at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church; and 

WHEREAS, Justice Johnson's relevant experience proved to the interview committee that she is most qualified for the role as a judge on Queens Surrogate Court; therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, that the UFT endorses Cassandra Johnson to serve as a judge in Queens Surrogate Court.