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Patrick F. MacRae
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Patrick F. MacRae is a judge of the Supreme Court 5th Judicial District of New York. He was elected to this position on November 8, 2011, (effective January 1) for a 14-year term ending on December 31, 2025.[1][2]
Elections
2011
- Main page: New York judicial elections, 2011
MacRae ran for election to the Supreme Court 5th Judicial District on November 8. According to unofficial election results from November 9, He won one of the four contested seats with 12 percent of the vote. He was endorsed by the Democratic Party for the seat traditionally held by an Oneida County resident.[1]
Other candidates included Erin P. Gall, Charles C. Merrell, Prescott E. Klosner, Michael F. Young, James P. McClusky, David Magnarelli, Thomas Buckel, John G. Stone and Claudia Tenney.
Candidates sought to replace retired/retiring judges Michael E. Daley (Herkimer County), Hugh A. Gilbert (Jefferson County), Joseph D. McGuire (Lewis County) and Samuel D. Hester (Oneida County). An unwritten practice called "home rule" states that a judge from each county should serve on the district's supreme court.[3]
Education
MacRae earned his B.A. from SUNY College at Buffalo in 1976. He earned his J.D. from SUNY Buffalo School of Law and Judisprudence in 1979.[4]
Career
- 2012-2025: Justice, Supreme Court 5th Judicial District
- 2007-2011: Deputy general counsel, New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
- 2001-2007: Assistant attorney general, New York State Office of the Attorney General
- 1995-2001: Attorney in private practice
- 1984-1995: Attorney, Smith, Sovik, Kendrik & Sugnet, PC
- 1980-1984: Claims attorney, Nationwide Insurance Company[4]
See also
- Courts in New York
- Counties in New York
- Judicial selection in New York
- New York judicial elections
- New York
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Associated Press, "Unofficial 2011 New York Election Results: Supreme Court," November 8, 2011
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
- ↑ Watertown Daily Times.com, "Independence Party slate of Supreme Court judge candidates mirrors Republican picks," September 27, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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