Diane Y. Devlin
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2033
Diane Y. Devlin (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Her current term ends on December 31, 2033.
Devlin (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Independence Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Education
Devlin received her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982 and 1986, respectively.[1]
Career
Devlin began her career in 1987 as an associate attorney. She worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Monroe County, NY from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, she was a sole practitioner. She then became Assistant Corporation Counsel to the City of Buffalo, NY in 1994. The following year, she became the Chief Administrative Law Judge of Buffalo. Her judicial career began in 2000 when she joined the Buffalo City Court. She was elected to the Supreme Court in 2005.[2][1]
Elections
2019
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2019)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (3 seats)
Incumbent Gerald J. Whalen, incumbent Deborah A. Haendiges, and incumbent Diane Y. Devlin defeated Gerald Greenan III in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gerald J. Whalen (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party / Independence Party) | 32.4 | 279,000 | |
| ✔ | Deborah A. Haendiges (D / R / Conservative Party) | 31.1 | 267,439 | |
| ✔ | Diane Y. Devlin (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party) | 18.8 | 161,825 | |
| Gerald Greenan III (R / Conservative Party / Serve America Movement Party) | 17.6 | 151,644 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 691 | ||
| Total votes: 860,599 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
