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Carol Donnelly-Stevens
Carol Donnelly-Stevens was a 2013 candidate for the Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District in New York. The 3rd District has jurisdiction over the counties of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster.
2013 election
Donnelly-Stevens ran for election to the Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District. General: She was defeated by W. Dennis Duggan and Richard J. McNally in the general election on November 5, 2013, after receiving 41.2 percent of the vote.[1][2]
IJEQC rating
Stevens was rated "Qualified" by New York's Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions (IJEQC).[3]
Education
Stevens received her J.D. from Albany Law School in 1979. She also graduated from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.[4]
Career
Stevens joined Brown, Kelleher, Zwickel and Wilhelm as an associate in 1991. She became a partner of that firm in 1995. She then worked as a part-time Assistant District Attorney for Greene County from 1999 until 2001, when she was appointed Green County Attorney. She later served for a brief time as a private practice attorney in Albany before moving to New York City and becoming assistant corporate counsel at an insurance company.[5]
Awards and associations
- Board member and past president, County Attorneys’ Association of New York
- Member, New York State Rifle and Pistol Association[5]
Approach to the law
| “ | My judicial philosophy, if elected, will be to work hard to decide each case that comes before me fairly and based upon precedent...I am not here to write new law. I am here to fairly and impartially apply the law as it stands. - Carol Donnelly-Stevens[6][7] |
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See also
- New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District
- New York judicial elections
- Judicial selection in New York
External links
- Carol Donnelly-Stevens campaign website
- Daily Freeman, "NY Third Judicial District race has three candidates for Supreme Court seat," September 25, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Supreme Court Candidate List, 2013"
- ↑ NYS Board of Elections State Supreme Court Official Returns, November 5, 2013
- ↑ Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions, "2013 Commission Ratings (3rd, 4th and 6th Districts)"
- ↑ Times Union, "Greene County Attorney to run for Supreme Court," June 23, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Carol Donnelly-Stevens campaign website: About
- ↑ The Daily Mail, "Stevens announces bid for NY Supreme Court," June 14, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
