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Marlene Budd
Marlene L. Budd was a judge for the Suffolk County Family Court in New York. She joined the court in 2006, following her election. She was defeated in her bid for re-election in 2015 and stepped down when her term ended in January 2016.[1]
Education
Budd attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook for her Bachelor of Arts degree and the University of Baltimore for her J.D. She went on to earn her LL.M. from the Columbia University School of Law in 1990.[2][3]
Career
Budd began her career in 1990 working for the Law Offices of Lee R. Pearlman. She practiced with the law firms of Payne, Wood and Littlejohn from 1992 to 1995, Billhimer & Budd from 1995 to 1996, and Thomas L. Costa, LLP from 1996 to 1997. She then opened her own law firm, the Law Offices of Marlene L. Budd, where she worked until 2005. In 2006, she joined the family court bench.[2]
Elections
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.
| Suffolk County Family Court, 2 open seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican, Conservative, Green, Independence, Reform |  Matthew G. Hughes |
28.7% | 89,218 | |
| Republican, Conservative, Reform | George Harkin Jr. |
25.2% | 78,488 | |
| Democratic, Green, Working Families, Independence | Martha Luft Incumbent | 24.2% | 75,250 | |
| Democratic, Working Families | Marlene Budd Incumbent | 21.9% | 68,160 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 92 | ||
| Total Votes | 311,208 | |||
| Source: Suffolk County, New York, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 4, 2015 | ||||
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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
