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Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats)

3 candidates are tracked for Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Frank A. Tantone, William F. Garbarino and Evan S. Tanenbaum. Candidate information follows official Suffolk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Three seats; Frank A. Tantone (a sitting Family Court judge), William F. Garbarino and Evan S. Tanenbaum appear as a single slate of three names for three seats on the Suffolk County ballot booklet, cross-endorsed on more than one party line, indicating an uncontested negotiated slate; the exact party-by-party breakdown could not be cleanly resolved from the ballot's column layout in this pass. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

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Frank A. Tantone

Republican, Conservative

Biography

Frank A. Tantone is a sitting Suffolk County Family Court judge, first elected to the bench in 2016, per court records citing nycourts.gov. Before becoming a judge he was a partner at Tantone & Gulotta in Ronkonkoma beginning in 2000 and served as prosecuting attorney for the Village of Islandia from 2010 to 2016, per the same records. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in 1982 and a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1985, per the same records. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

William F. Garbarino

Republican, Conservative

Biography

William F. Garbarino is one of three names cross-endorsed on the Republican and Conservative lines for the three Suffolk Family Court Judge seats, per the Suffolk County Board of Elections ballot booklet. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Evan S. Tanenbaum

Republican, Conservative

Biography

Evan S. Tanenbaum is one of three names cross-endorsed on the Republican and Conservative lines for the three Suffolk Family Court Judge seats, per the Suffolk County Board of Elections ballot booklet. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats) in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Frank A. Tantone, William F. Garbarino and Evan S. Tanenbaum. Candidate information follows official Suffolk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats) election in New York?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New York are on the New York election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Frank A. Tantone, full profileWilliam F. Garbarino, full profileEvan S. Tanenbaum, full profileOfficial New York election office