Paul Hensley
Paul Hensley was a judge for the district court of Suffolk County in New York. He was appointed to the court in 2002 and elected in 2003 and 2008.[1] Hensley was defeated in the 2014 election and stepped down at the end of his last term on December 31, 2014.[2]
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Hensley ran for re-election to the Suffolk County District Court.
Primary: He faced Jim Matthews, Paul H. Senzer, Walter D. Long, Jr., Patricia Grant Flynn and incumbent C. Stephen Hackeling in the primary on September 9, 2014. Hensley cross-filed for the Conservative, Working Families and Independence party lines. He won in the Conservative primary with 19.4 percent of the vote and in the Working Families primary with 17.6 percent of the vote.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 15.2 percent of the vote. He competed against Incumbent C. Stephen Hackeling, Paul H. Senzer, Jim Matthews, and Patricia Grant Flynn for three open seats.
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Education
Hensley received his J.D. degree from the State University of New York School of Law at Buffalo.[1]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment, Hensley served as a principal law clerk.[1]
Noteworthy events
Censure for participating in poker games
In July 2012, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct censured Hensley for allegedly participating in unlawful, for-profit poker games from August 2008 to November 2008. Hensley was reportedly present at the Fraternal Order of Eagles while a police raid of the premises occurred in November 2008. During the subsequent investigation, the host was arrested on gambling-related offenses, though no guest was charged.[4][5]
According to the commission, Hensley's participation in these games "gave his judicial imprimatur to [the] unlawful activity." Hensley was censured for his participation in these games.[5]
See also
- New York judicial elections
- Suffolk County, New York
- Courts in New York
- Judicial selection in New York
External links
- New York Courts, "Suffolk County District Court"
- New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, "Paul M. Hensley Determination," June 22, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NY State Unified Court System, "Paul Hensley Biography," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, "Paul M. Hensley Determination," June 22, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NYS CJC Press Release, "District Court Judge Censured for Participating in Illegal Poker Games," accessed September 29 2014"
