James LaPorte biography
I am currently serving as a Kings County Superior Court Judge and would be honored to continue to do so.
I have been a Kings County Superior Court Judicial Officer for over 14 years. For 12 years I served as the sole Kings County Superior Court Commissioner and since 2005 I have served as a Kings County Superior Court Judge.
My early legal experience in Kings County began as a legal advisor to local law enforcement, fire, schools, and the jail during 12 years of service at the Kings County Counsel Office.
Since 1993, my legal career evolved from that of a lawyer to a jurist as a Kings County Superior Court Judicial Officer. My aim over these years has been to exercise judgment, but not personal will in applying the law to the facts of a case. I am grateful and privileged that I have had the opportunity to serve as a judge and to further the most fundamental aims of human rights, that of equality before the law and public safety and security. Consistent with the law, I desire to continue to rightly adjudicate the disputes between litigants and to render judgment on those who are proven to have done criminal wrong. My goal is to protect the rights of victims and the public.
As Justice Paul Turner observed: "Judges stand for justice, obedience to the law, dignity, safety and security for our families, love of the Constitution, and equal treatment under the law."