STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new Civil Court judge will be elected this year on Staten Island, after state lawmakers voted recently to create an additional seat.

According to local Republican leaders, however, the manner in which the seat was created is a “dirty trick” by Democrats to stack the odds in their favor.

During a press conference Monday called by Staten Island Republican Party Chair Mike Tannousis, he said the move was a ploy by a Democratic-majority in Albany and the Staten Island Democratic Party.

“The reason this (seat) was created in this manner was to give the Staten Island Democratic Party a leg up in this upcoming election,” said Tannousis, an Assemblyman who represents the East Shore and parts of South Brooklyn.

There are two municipal districts for judges in Civil Cour

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