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504 Democratic Club
Judicial Screening Questionnaire
July 2005

Candidate Name:
(Note: please attach complete resume)

Campaign Manager:
Phone:

How will you incorporate people with disabilities into your campaign?

 

Campaign Name:
Campaign Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:

 

Previous elected offices held:

Previous appointed offices held:

Key endorsements to date:

Community organizations:

Political leaders:

Local community leaders:

Labor:

 

Candidate for:
_____ Civil Court in the _____ Municipal District
_____ Surrogate (Borough) __________

Please return via fax to 212-684-6287 or via e-mail

 

  1. Have you had personal experience with disability? If so, please describe.

  2. Is the courthouse in which you work accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities?

  3. Has a person with a disability appeared before your court as a juror or litigant? If so, please indicate what, if any, problems arose? And how were they handled?

  4. Do you believe that a deaf or a blind person can serve as a juror?

  5. Have you sought any rulings that directly touch upon disability rulings?

  6. Are (should) mentally ill defendants treated differently from others? If so, how?

  7. Are you willing to hire on a job share/full time basis a qualified law clerk/secretary with a disability?

  8. How will you work within the court structure to assure the accessibility of all facilities of the courts? Or will you participate in the Committee for People with Disabilities and/or training?

 

 

Candidate Signature: ______________________ Date: ____________