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Joseph Spano (Vermont)
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Joseph S. Spano was an assistant judge of the superior court in Windham County, Vermont. He was elected on November 2, 2010. His five-year term began on February 1, 2011, but he stepped down in July of 2012 because of health problems.[1][2][3][4]
Military service
Spano is a veteran of both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. He is a member of the Brattleboro American Legion and life member of the Brattleboro Veterans of Foreign Wars.[5]
Career
- 2011-2012: Assistant judge, Vermont Superior Courts
From 1989 to 2009, Spano lived in California. While there, he ran an electronics component firm.[3][5]
2010 election
Spano received 38.5 percent of the vote in the primary. He then won (along with Patricia W. Duff) with 30.75% of the vote in the general election for the Vermont Superior Courts on November 2, 2010.[1][6][7]
- Main article: Vermont judicial elections, 2010
Approach to the law
Spano was quoted in the Brattleboro Reformer:
| “ | I’m a good listener, and I try to be fair about everything. Fair and honest and open-minded. I’m sure I can listen to any case out there with an open mind.[8] | ” |
| —Joseph S. Spano[5] | ||
He continued:
| “ | I’m kind of an independent and I listen to both sides ... I just went in as a Democrat because I had to make a choice, but the party thing doesn’t bother me at all.[8] | ” |
| —Joseph S. Spano[5] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont Elections Division, "Official Results for State Senate, State Representative and County Offices," November 23, 2010
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Vermont Constitution, Section 50"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vermont Today, "Windham side judge Spano resigns," July 12, 2012
- ↑ Brattleboro Reformer, "Gov. appoints Barnett as Windham County side judge," August 11, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Brattleboro Reformer, "Three vie for job of assistant judge," October 8, 2010
- ↑ Vermont Elections Division, "Primary election candidate listing," archived October 10, 2012
- ↑ Vermont Elections Division, "2010 Primary Election Winners and Vote Total Mailing List," archived October 17, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Vermont • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Vermont
State courts:
Vermont Supreme Court • Vermont Superior Courts • Vermont Probate Court • Vermont Judicial Bureau
State resources:
Courts in Vermont • Vermont judicial elections • Judicial selection in Vermont
