Candidate Name: Milton A. Tingling

Candidate for: New York County (Manhattan) Surrogate

Campaign Name: Justice Milton A. Tingling for Surrogate

Campaign Address: 305 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10007

If you have a campaign office, is it wheelchair accessible? Yes

Campaign Manager: Chung Seto

Phone: 212 - 897 - 5861

Fax: 212 - 822 - 1407

E-mail: Chung @ setogroup.com

Previous elected offices held: Civil Court & Supreme Court

Key endorsements:

Political leaders:

• Congressman Charles Rangel
• Hon. David Dinkins
• Councilmember Inez Dickens
• Assemblyman Keith Wright
• Assemblyman Denny Farrell
• Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat
• Senator Bill Perkins
• Council Member Miguel Martinez

Local community leaders: Maria Luna & Carol Rowan

Labor:

• RWDSU
• New York State Supreme Court Officers Association
• New York State Court Clerks Association

1. Please describe any experience with disability you have had in your life or career.

   I am one of only three Justices assigned to hear quardianship matters. The aforementioned involve parties with disabilities.

    

2. How will you incorporate people with disabilities into your campaign?

   People with disabilities will participate in my campaign same as any other person.

    

3. If you are in private practice, is your office accessible to people with disabilities? If not, what have you done to ensure access?

   Not applicable as I am a sitting Justice.

    

4. Is the courthouse in which you work accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities? If not, what have you done to ensure access?

   Yes, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY is accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities.

    

5. Has a person with a disability appeared before your court as a juror or litigant? If so, please indicate what, if any, challenges arose? And how were they handled?

   The acoustics in my assigned courtroom are particularly difficult so I often leave the bench and move closer to the parties or jurors to accommodate those that have difficulty hearing.

    

6. Do you believe that person who is deaf /hard of hearing or person who blind can serve as a juror? Why or why not?

   The proceedings may have to be tweaked a bit, but there is no excuse not to perform your civic duty.

    

7. Are you willing to hire either on a job share or full time basis, a qualified law clerk/secretary with a disability?

   Yes, if a position is available.

    

8. How will you work within the court structure to assure the accessibility of all facilities of the courts? For example, will you participate in the Committee for People with Disabilities, relevant training opportunities?

   I will work to identify the structures and work with the Office of Court Administration to remedy same. Specifically, I am well aware that the New York County Surrogate Court needs a better system of accessibility and will work to remedy same.

    

Date: July 24, 2008