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Catherine Cholakis
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Catherine "Kiki" Cholakis is a judge for the Rensselaer County Family Court in New York.[1] She was elected to this position in 2003 and her current term expires in 2022.[2] She also serves as an acting justice of the Rensselaer County Supreme Court.[3]
Elections
2012
Cholakis defeated Amy H. O'Connor in the general election for the Rensselaer County Family Court on November 6, winning 55.87 percent of the vote.[4][5]
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2012
2011
- Main page: New York judicial elections, 2011
Cholakis ran in the November 8 election for one of two open seats on the New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District (Rensselaer County, where she currently serves as acting justice). According to unofficial election results from the next day, she was narrowly defeated by Raymond J. Elliott, III, trailing him by 76 votes and receiving 25.56 percent of the total vote. She ran on the Republican and Conservative party lines.[6][7][8][9]
Education
Cholakis attended Ithaca College for her B.S. in 1985 and Albany Law School for her J.D. in 1989.[2][10]
Career
Prior to her position on the Rensselaer County Family Court, Cholakis served as town justice for East Greenbush. She was elected to the position in 1995 and re-elected twice to the two-year position.[2]
See also
- Courts in New York
- Counties in New York
- Judicial selection in New York
- New York judicial elections
- New York
External links
- 3rd Judicial District, "Rensselaer County Family Court"
- Timesunion.com, "Four contest two judicial posts," October 28, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Courts, "3rd Judicial District," accessed May 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 New York State Unified Court System, "Catherine Cholakis biography," accessed May 13, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ New York Courts, "New York 3rd Judicial District: Rensselaer County Supreme Court," accessed May 13, 2015
- ↑ Rensselaer County Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ New York Courts, "2012 Voter Guide: Oswego County," accessed May 13, 2015
- ↑ Associated Press, "Unofficial 2011 New York Election Results: Supreme Court," November 8, 2011
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "2 Democrats to take seats on the 3rd District bench," November 9, 2011
- ↑ Times Union.com, "Party makes judge picks," September 23, 2011
- ↑ Times Union.com , "GOP taps two for bench," September 22, 2011
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Catherine Cholakis," accessed May 13, 2015
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State courts:
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