Denise Watson
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Denise Watson is a judge on the Dutchess County Family Court in New York. She was elected in 2011 and took office the following January. Her current term expires in 2021. Watson also serves in the Dutchess County Youth Treatment Court.[1]
Education
Watson received her B.A. degree from Boston College in 1979 and her J.D. degree from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1982.[1]
Career
Watson began her career in 1983 as a judicial clerk for the 21st Judicial Circuit in Missouri. The following year, she became a senior staff attorney for the Probate Division of that court. She then worked in private practice from 1989 to 1999. From 1999 until her judicial election in 2011, she was the principal court attorney for Hon. Peter M. Forman of Dutchess County.[1][2]
2011 election
- Main page: New York judicial elections, 2011:
Watson won the Independence party primary on September 3, 2011. She then won in the general election on November 8, 2011 against Marco Caviglia.[3][1][4][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New York Courts: Hon. Denise M. Watson Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ New York 2011 Voter Guide: Candidate Denise M. Watson
- ↑ Dutchess County Republican Committee, "Candidates for November 2011"
- ↑ Dutchess County Board of Elections, "September 13, 2011 Primary Election Results"
- ↑ New York 2011 Voter Guide: Dutchess County
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
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
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