New York state elects Supreme Court Justices by popular vote, in partisan races, in November of all calendar years. In New York, the Supreme Court is not the highest court; it is a trial court where cases begin. The state is divided into twelve districts for the purpose of electing Supreme Court Justices.

According to this newspaper story, a challenge to the Democratic Party’s judicial nominees in the 5th district will be heard by a Supreme Court Justice sometime this week. The challenger argues that the Democratic Party’s convention, held to choose nominees, broke the election law and that the nominees should be removed from the ballot. The 5th district includes Syracuse and the surrounding area.