Daniel J. Furlong
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2028
Daniel J. Furlong is a judge for the Supreme Court 8th Judicial District in New York.[1] Furlong won the seat in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Furlong also ran for the Supreme Court, 8th District in 2014.[2]
Biography
Furlong received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany. He earned his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University.[3] Furlong's professional experience includes working as a law clerk for Judge Joseph R. Glownia and as an attorney in private practice.[4]
Elections
2016
New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on September 13, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 14, 2016.[5] Mary Slisz and Daniel J. Furlong defeated Lynn Wessel Keane, Grace Hanlon, and Kenneth D. Schaeffer in the general election for two open seats on the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District.[6]
| New York 8th District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican, Conservative |  Mary Slisz |
25.60% | 281,710 | |
| Republican, Conservative | Daniel J. Furlong |
24.64% | 271,144 | |
| Democratic, Independence | Lynn Wessel Keane | 23.74% | 261,207 | |
| Democratic, Working Families, Independence | Grace Hanlon | 23.60% | 259,713 | |
| Working Families | Kenneth D. Schaeffer | 2.35% | 25,810 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 748 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,100,332 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Furlong ran for election to the Supreme Court, 8th District.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 1.1 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbents Donna M. Siwek and Frederick J. Marshall, as well as John J. DelMonte, E. Jeannette Ogden, Dennis E. Ward and Mary Slisz for five open seats.
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Judicial selection method
Supreme courts
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.[7]
The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[7]
- be a state resident;
- have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
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See also
- New York local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- New York judicial elections
- Supreme Court, 8th District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York State Board of Elections, “State Certification for the November 4, 2014 General Election,” accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Daniel J. Furlong," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ Orleans Hub, "Democrat who wants to succeed Maziarz says he’ll fight for more WNY aid," July 27, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
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