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Prescott E. Klosner
Prescott E. Klosner was a judicial candidate for the New York Supreme Court 5th Judicial District. He was seeking election to the Herkimer County seat.
2011 election
- Main page: New York judicial elections, 2011
Klosner ran unsuccessfully for one of four open seats on the New York Supreme Court 5th Judicial District. He received 9.5% of the vote in the November 8th election. He was endorsed by the Republican and Independence parties for the seat traditionally held by a Herkimer County resident.
Other candidates included Charles C. Merrell, Erin P. Gall, Michael F. Young, James P. McClusky, Patrick F. MacRae, 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.[1]
External links
- Observer-Dispatch "Herkimer Co. prosecutor Klosner enters Supreme Court race" September 12, 2011
- Oswego County Today.com, "Prescott Klosner Formally Announces Candidacy for Supreme Court Justice, Fifth Judicial District," September 11, 2011
- YNN, "Republicans pick candidates for state Supreme Court," September 20, 2011
- The Post-Standard "Supreme Court candidate Prescott Klosner answers," October 26, 2011
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