Jamaican-American attorney Janice Robinson wins judicial seat in Brooklyn in massive landslide

Jamaican-American lawyer Janice Robinson Tuesday night won in a massive landslide one of two Civil Court Judge seats in Brooklyn’s 6th Municipal Court District in the New York Democratic Primary beating fellow Jamaican-American lawyer Kenneth Gayle in the two-way race.

According to New York City Board of Elections, with 98.51 percent of scanners reported, Robinson received 10, 820 votes, or 72.27 percent, to Gayle’s 3, 910 votes, or 26.12 percent. There were 241 write-in ballots, or 1.61 percent.