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Randall Hinrichs
Randall Hinrichs is a former District Administrative Judge of the Suffolk County Court in New York. He served on the court from 2011 to 2020. Hinrichs also served as a justice of the Suffolk County Supreme Court (10th Judicial District) from 2010 to 2020. He was elected to this court on November 3, 2009.[1][2] Hinrichs retired from the bench on July 29, 2020.[3]
Education
Hinrichs received his B.A. degree from Bucknell University in 1978 an his J.D. degree from SUNY at Buffalo Law School in 1981.[4]
Career
Hinrichs worked as a Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney from 1982 through 2001. He became a County Court judge on January 1, 2002 and was elected to the 10th District of the Supreme Court in 2009. From 2008 to 2011, he also served as a Supervising Judge of the County Court. He became a District Administrative Judge of Suffolk County in 2011.[4][5][4]
2009 election
Hinrichs was elected to the court in 2009; twelve candidates competed for six seats.[6]
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Randall Hinrichs  |
No | 10th District | Democratic, Republican, Conservative | 12.6% | |
| H. Patrick Leis III |
Yes | 10th District | Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Independence | 13.1% | |
| Elizabeth H. Emerson |
Yes | 10th District | Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Independence, Working Families | 13.6% | |
| Stephen A. Bucaria |
Yes | 10th District | Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Independence | 13% | |
| Thomas P. Phelan |
Yes | 10th District | Republican, Conservative | 7.6% | |
| Robert A. Bruno |
No | 10th District | Republican, Conservative | 7.8% | |
| James P. McCormack | No | 10th District | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 6.6% | |
| David Goodsell | No | 10th District | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 6.2% | |
| Daniel W. Donnelly | No | 10th District | Independence | >1% | |
| Andrew L. Spence | No | 10th District | Working Families | >1% | |
| Barbara Byrne | No | 10th District | Working Families | >1% | |
| Stephanie G. Ovadia | No | 10th District | Working Families | >1% |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 10th Judicial District: Suffolk County Court
- ↑ "Nassau County Republican Committee," 2009 victories
- ↑ Newsday, "Top judge in Suffolk courts to retire," July 7, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ 2009 Voter Guide: Randall Hinrichs
- ↑ NYS Board of Elections State Supreme Court Election Returns Nov. 3, 2009
