Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2016 Election, Chautauqua County Family Court, Independent
Judicial Election Qualification Commission, Jeffrey Piazza, Jennifer Piazza, Judith Claire, Michael Sullivan, Sally Jaroszynski, Sherry Bjork, Thomas DiNapoli, Town of Ellicott Court
Three candidates are somehow in the mild slugfest for county Surrogate Court judge — Democrat Sara McGinty, who won her party's primary, though not its endorsement at convention, and has a dubious distinction of being listed as «not qualified» by the Third Judicial Department Independent
Judicial Elections Qualification Commissions, though the Ulster County Bar Association lists her as «qualified.»
The district judges shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective districts, and shall hold office for the term of 6 years (excepting those elected at said first
election) from and including the first Monday of January, next succeeding their
election and
qualification; provided, that the First
Judicial District shall be entitled to, and shall have three district judges, who shall possess co-extensive and concurrent jurisdiction, and who shall be elected at the same times, in the same manner, and shall hold office for the like terms as herein prescribed, in relation to the judges in other judicial districts, any one of said judges may preside on the empanneling [empaneling] of grand juries and the presentment and trial on indictments, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed
Judicial District shall be entitled to, and shall have three district judges, who shall possess co-extensive and concurrent jurisdiction, and who shall be elected at the same times, in the same manner, and shall hold office for the like terms as herein prescribed, in relation to the judges in other
judicial districts, any one of said judges may preside on the empanneling [empaneling] of grand juries and the presentment and trial on indictments, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed
judicial districts, any one of said judges may preside on the empanneling [empaneling] of grand juries and the presentment and trial on indictments, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Upon mailing a certificate in writing to the Secretary of State, Division of
Elections, with a copy to the
Judicial Qualifications Commission, that the judge's candidacy has drawn active opposition, and specifying the nature thereof, a judge may thereafter campaign in any manner authorized by law, subject to the restrictions of subsection A (3).