David A. Morris
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2017
David A. Morris is a judge for the Suffolk County District Court, serving the 5th District, Town of Islip, in New York. He took office in 2012 and his current term expires in 2017.[1] Morris was defeated in his bid for the New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Morris was a 2015 candidate for the Supreme Court 10th Judicial District.[2][3]
Education
Morris earned his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in 1995. He earned his J.D. from Queens College of the City, University of New York in 1998.[4]
Career
Morris served as an assistant county attorney from 1998 until 2003. In 2003 Morris opened his own private practice. He served as an acting justice for the Patchoque Village Court in 2009 and 2010. He joined the Suffolk County District Court in 2012.[1][4]
Awards and associations
- Member, Suffolk County Bar Association[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] The following candidates ran in the general election for two open seats on the New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District.[6]
| New York 10th District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic, Republican |  Joseph H. Lorintz |
43.72% | 922,013 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Edmund Dane |
42.32% | 892,486 | |
| Conservative | Deborah Poulos | 5.54% | 116,835 | |
| Conservative | Janine A. Barbera-Dalli | 4.97% | 104,775 | |
| Independence | Dave Calone | 1.81% | 38,100 | |
| Independence | David A. Morris | 1.60% | 33,641 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.04% | 862 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,108,712 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
2015
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2015
New York's judicial elections included a primary on September 10, 2015, and a general on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for primary candidates was August 16, 2015.
The candidates ran for seven open seats.
| Supreme Court 10th Judicial District, 7 open seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic, Republican | James P. McCormack |
12.7% | 148,852 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Robert A. McDonald |
12.4% | 145,194 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Julianne Capetola |
12.3% | 144,248 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Jack Libert |
12.0% | 140,754 | |
| Democratic, Conservative, Independence | Robert F. Quinlan |
8.6% | 100,504 | |
| Democratic, Conservative, Independence | William G. Ford |
8.3% | 97,443 | |
| Democratic, Conservative, Independence | Howard Heckman, Jr. |
8.2% | 95,895 | |
| Republican, Independence | Emily Pines Incumbent | 6.3% | 73,569 | |
| Republican, Independence | John J. Toomey, Jr. | 6.3% | 73,492 | |
| Republican | Patricia M. Filiberto | 6.1% | 71,583 | |
| Conservative, Independence | Kathy G. Bergmann | 1.9% | 22,832 | |
| Conservative, Independence | David A. Morris | 1.7% | 20,496 | |
| Conservative | Janine Barbera-Dalli | 1.6% | 18,470 | |
| Conservative | Deborah Poulos | 1.6% | 18,237 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 377 | ||
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 1,171,946 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Night Results," November 4, 2015 | ||||
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Morris ran for election to the Supreme Court, 10th District.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 0.9 percent of the vote. He competed against Sharon Gianelli, Thomas F. Whelan, Anna R. Anzalone, Angelo A. Delligatti, Kathy G. Bergmann, Sandra L. Sgroi (incumbent), Gail Prudenti (incumbent) and Michele M. Woodard (incumbent) for six open seats.
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2011
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2011
Primary: Morris ran successfully in the Conservative primary with 77.19 percent of the vote, advancing to the general election.[8]
General: Morris defeated Robert J. Curran in the election for district court judge on November 8, 2011, winning 54.21 percent of the vote.[9]
Bar rating
Morris was rated as qualified for district court judge in 2009 by the Suffolk County Bar Association Judicial Screening Commission.[4]
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See also
- New York
- New York District Courts
- New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
- New York local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York Courts, "Hon. David A. Morris biography," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," September 28, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Night Results," November 4, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Facebook, "David A. Morris for District Judge," 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, “State Certification for the November 4, 2014 General Election,” accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Suffolk County Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Suffolk County, "Unofficial Election Results," 2011 (dead link)
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