Raymond J. Elliott, III
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Raymond J. Elliott, III is a judge of the Supreme Court 3rd 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. He previously served as a judge for the North Greenbush Town Court in Rensselaer County, New York.[1][2]
Elections
2011
- Main page: New York judicial elections, 2011
Elliott was elected to the New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District on November 8 in a four-way race for two open seats. Unofficial election results on November 9 showed a victory for Elliott with 25.58 percent of the vote. He narrowly edged out Catherine Cholakis, who trailed him by 76 votes.[1][3][4][5][6]
IJEC rating
The Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions has rated Elliott as Qualified.[7]
Education
Elliot earned his B.A. from Colgate University in 1969. He earned his J.D. from the Albany Law School of Union University in 1972.[8]
Career
- 2012-2025: Judge, Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District
- 1984-2011: Town justice, North Greenbush Town Court
- 1985-2011: Attorney, North Greenbush Fire District No. 1
- 1973-2011: Attorney in private practice
- 1986-1994: Part-time law clerk, Hon. George B. Ceresia, Jr.
- 1978-1986: Part-time law clerk, Hon. F. Warren Travers
- 1975-1985: Adjunct professor of business law, Hudson Valley Community College
- 1979-1984: Town attorney, Town of North Greenbush
- 1978-1979: Deputy town attorney, Town of North Greenbush
- 1972-1973: Claims adjuster and attorney, Farm Family Insurance Companies[8]
Elliott has also served as an acting judge of the East Greenbush Town Court, the Troy City, Criminal and Civil Courts, and the Rensselaer City Court.[8]
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 9, 2011
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "2 Democrats to take seats on the 3rd District bench," November 9, 2011
- ↑ Times Union.com, "Party makes judge picks," September 23, 2011
- ↑ YNN, "Ray Elliott wants to run for Supreme Court judge," May 25, 2011
- ↑ Timesunion.com "GOP taps two for bench" September 22, 2011
- ↑ Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions, "IJEC Official ratings report," 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cite error: Invalid
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