We’re voting for Kings County Surrogate Judge today among other things. Gotham Gazette has lots of info about today’s races. Thanks Gowanus Lounge for telling us that we’ll be making history today by voting for the first African-American surrogate judge  (both candidates are African-American).

What excactly is a surrogate judge? I checked the Surrogate Court website (handily linked to by GW) and found this: "The Surrogate’s Court hears cases involving affairs of decedents including the probate of wills and the administration of estates. It also handles adoptions."

For what it’s worth: the New York Times’ endorsed Shawndya L. Simpson for Surrogate Judge.