Civil Court Judge Rita Mella (See Profile) won the Democratic nomination for Manhattan Surrogate. She will run unopposed in November to succeed Kristen Booth Glen, who has reached mandatory retirement age of 70, as one of the borough’s two surrogates.
With 93 percent of the precincts reporting after the Sept. 13 primary, Associated Press said this morning that Mella had received 60 percent of the Democratic vote, compared to 40 percent for Acting Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe (See Profile).
