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Paul H. Senzer
Paul H. Senzer was a judge for the Northport Village Court in Suffolk County, New York. He joined the court in 1994 and was removed from the court by the New York Court of Appeals on June 23, 2020 after using offensive language in emails to his clients.[1] He was a principal trial judge for the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency.[2] Senzer ran unsuccessfully for election to the Suffolk County District Court in 2014.[3]
Elections
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Senzer ran for election to the Suffolk County District Court.
Primary: He faced Jim Matthews, Walter D. Long, Jr., Patricia Grant Flynn, incumbent Paul Hensley and incumbent C. Stephen Hackeling in the primary on September 9, 2014. Senzer cross-filed for the Conservative, Independence and Working Families party lines. He lost in those primaries, receiving 15.2%, 14.2% and 15.6% of the votes, respectively. He advanced to the general election as the Republican and Green party candidate, though there were no primaries for those parties.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 15.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Jim Matthews, Patricia Grant Flynn, Walter D. Long, Jr., and incumbents Paul Hensley and C. Stephen Hackeling for three open seats.
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Education
Senzer received his B.A. in political science and journalism from the University of Rhode Island in 1977 and his J.D. degree from the Hoftra University Law School in 1980.[3]
Career
Senzer was elected to the Northport Village Court in 1994 and was removed from office in 2020. His career experience includes working as a judicial hearing officer for Suffolk County's Traffic/Parking Violations Agency and as an assistant adjunct professor in the department of criminal justice at Farmingdale State College.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, "State of New York Court of Appeals Opinion," accessed June 21, 2022
- ↑ Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency website, accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Facebook.com, "Paul Senzer for Huntington District Court," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ Information received via an email with the Suffolk County Board of Elections on September 4, 2014
- ↑ Suffolk County Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: District Court Judge, 3rd District, Town of Huntington," September 9, 2014
- ↑ Newsday, "Voters Guide: Paul H. Senzer," accessed September 29, 2014
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