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Orazio R. Bellantoni
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Orazio R. Bellantoni is a justice for the Westchester County Supreme Court in the 9th Judicial District of New York. He was first elected to that court for a term that began in 1996. He was re-elected in 2009.[1][2]
Education
Bellantoni received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from Fordham University in 1963 and 1966, respectively.[1]
Career
Bellantoni began his career in 1969 as an Assistant District Attorney of Westchester County. He then worked as a law clerk to Judge James Caruso of the Westchester County Court from 1973 to 1976 and as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Russell Legett from 1977 to 1983. His judicial career began in 1984 when he took office as a Westchester County Family Court Judge. He then joined the Supreme Court in 1996.[1]
2009 re-election
Bellantoni was nominated to run for another term on the court by the 9th Judicial District's Republican nominating convention in September of 2009.[3] The election day was held on November 3, 2009.[4] [5]
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francesca Connolly  |
Yes | 9th District | Democratic, Working Families | 9.7% | |
| Jeffrey Cohen |
No | 9th District | Democratic, Independence, Conservative, Working Families | 11.1% | |
| Orazio Bellantoni |
Yes | 9th District | Republican, Independence, Conservative, Right to Life | 10.8% | |
| Charles Wood |
No | 9th District | Republican, Independence, Conservative | 9.9% | |
| David L. Steinberg | No | 9th District | Democratic, Working Families | 8% | |
| James W. Hubert, Jr. | Yes | 9th District | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 9.1% | |
| Charles E. Stewart | No | 9th District | Republican, Conservative | 9% | |
| William L. Maher | No | 9th District | Republican | 7% | |
| James Alexander Burke | No | 9th District | Right to Life | >1% | |
| Mary N. Clark | No | 9th District | Right to Life | >1% | |
| Stasia T. Vogel | No | 9th District | Right to Life | >1% |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York Courts, "Official biography of the Hon. Orazio R. Bellantoni"
- ↑ Westchester County judicial directory
- ↑ "Trial Court Vacancies In The Second Judicial Department," March 2009
- ↑ "2 Dutchess lawyers to run for state Supreme Court," Larry Hertz of the Poughkeepsie Journal, Sept. 28, 2009
- ↑ NYS Board of Elections State Supreme Court Election Returns Nov. 3, 2009
