Did some GOTV for Devin Cohen for Civil Court Judge in Brooklyn this morning. It is clearly a very low voter turnout election. Which is a shame, since there are some real races of interest out there. Marty Connor vs. Dan Squadron. Shelly Silver vs. Paul Newll. Ed Towns vs. Kevin Powell. And, of course, Devin Cohen vs. Scalia fan Roger Adler. And a slew of others where some real issues are at stake. SO I urge you all to go out and vote!

Michael Bouldin has info on how to find your polling place here.

My endorsements as well as the endorsements of the Democratic clubs IND (reform), CBID (reform), LID (gay/lesbian rights), Stonewall (gay/lesbian rights) and 504 (disabled rights) can be found here. I should note not all these organizations are in agreement on all races, so look them over and decide for yourself.

I want to give both my endorsements for Tuesday's primary as well as the endorsements from some of the organizations I respect. First my endorsements:

Brooklyn's 1st Civil Court Seat: Devin Cohen

Devin is the clear choice in this case, and not just because he is a friend of mine. Devin Cohen has extensive civil court experience while his opponent has mainly criminal and appellate law experience. Devin is widely known for his fairness and honesty as well as his commitment to the community as a volunteer EMT. My wife has known Devin since high school. And I once called him, long before he was running for judge, the most honest person I know in Brooklyn politics. His opponent is best known politically for his donations to and legal help for both Brooklyn party boss Clarence Norman (currently serving a prison sentence for corruption) and for the Conservative Party. Devin is politically best known for his work on Community Board 6, his dedication to reform politics in Brooklyn, and as former president of the Independent Neighborhood Democrats. Roger Adler has also run an exclusively negative campaign, trying to smear Devin Cohen as if Adler has nothing positive to offer himself. Adler has claimed to be the outsider, an despite having donated to Clarence Norman AND done Norman's legal work despite the fact that the county party bound his petitions. Devin is known to have been a voice for judicial reform so Adler basically lied about their relative political connections. Adler also admitted, in my presence and before an entire room full of people, that he in essence tried to get a judgeship through political donations and political favors. This is what he said publicly, I checked with others who heard him and they agreed. He also expressed admiration for the judicial philosophies of Supreme Court justices Scalia and Thomas, who are about as conservative as you can get.