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April 8, 2022 • Schneps Media
BY STEPHEN WITT
Elba Galvan, currently a Surrogate’s
Court Referee in
Brooklyn and a longtime
Manhattan resident, this week
announced her candidacy for
New York County Surrogate’s
Court Judge.
A practicing attorney for over 25
years, Galvan is the only candidate
with firsthand experience resolving
disputes in Surrogate’s Court
as a Referee, where she has served
under progressive, reform-minded
Surrogates Margarita Lopez-Torres
and Rosemarie Montalbano.
Surrogate’s Court primarily
presides over matters involving
someone’s estate after they
have died.
“Having devoted years to ensuring
that the rights of families
are protected has inspired me to
run for Surrogate’s Court Judge,”
Galvan said. “I’ve spoken to thousands
of New Yorkers during the
current petitioning season. Many
are hurting from recent world
events and those navigating our
City’s justice system without proper
resources or representation
must not be left behind. I believe
in families and their right to pass
the wealth they have worked so
hard to accumulate to their children
and grandchildren.”
Galvan, a true advocate of the
judicial process, said she understands
the care, research, and
legal acuity it takes to write legal
decisions that stand up to review
and provide clear guidance for litigants
and families facing tremendous
uncertainty. She credits this
unique skill for resolving disputes
to her role as a mediator in her
seven member family, who often
looked to her to find resolutions to
loving conflict.
“I was usually successful in finding
solutions that worked for all
of us. The skills I learned from
my own family prepared me to assist
other families in their time of
greatest need,” she said.
The daughter of immigrants,
Galvan is a New York City native
from a diverse and large family.
She resides in Washington
Heights and has previously lived
in Hell’s Kitchen, the East Village,
the Lower East Side, and the
Upper West Side.
After earning her BA from
Cornell University and JD from
Howard University School of Law,
she worked as a litigator and appellate
attorney at two private
firms. Ms. Galvan also served
as Special Counsel to the Puerto
Rican Legal Defense and Education
Fund (now the Latino Justice
PRLDEF) and managed a solo
practice. She served as a law clerk
to both US Southern District of
New York Court Judge Analisa
Torres and NYC Civil Court Judge
Laura Johnson.
Galvan said her campaign prioritizes
ensuring that the most
vulnerable people are not taken
advantage of by the powerful
and influential.
“The problems facing parties in
Surrogate’s Court deserve attention.
As our next Surrogate, I will
ensure an even playing field and
that all litigants know their rights,”
she said.
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11 $760,151.00 plus 20% of annual gross receipts over $3,400,000
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13 $838,066.00 plus 20% of annual gross receipts over $3,400,000
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