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Rolf M. Thorsen
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Rolf M. Thorsen is a judge of the Rockland County Court in New York. He was elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2024.[1]
Education
Thorsen received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 1983 and his J.D. degree from the State University of New York Buffalo in 1986.[2]
Career
- 2014-2024: Judge, Rockland County Court
- 2008-2014: Town justice, Clarkstown Town Court
- 1997-Present: Court attorney (part-time), Rockland County Family Court
- 1987-Present: Principal, Law Offices of Rolf M. Thorsen, Garnerville, New York[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, New York State Magistrates Association
- Member, Rockland County Magistrates Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Rockland County Bar Association
- Member, Rockland County Women’s Bar Association
- Member, Rockland Collaborative Lawyers Network [2]
Elections
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Thorsen ran for election to the Rockland County Court.
General: He defeated Michael Koplen in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 62.8 percent of the vote.
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2012
Thorsen was re-elected to the Clarkstown Town Court after defeating Daniel M. Weisberg in the general election, winning 63.21% of the vote.[3]
Noteworthy cases
Judge puts law on hold banning unvaccinated children from public places
On April 5, 2019, Judge Rolf Thorsen put a ban on hold that blocked unvaccinated children from being in public places in Rockland County. Rockland County Executive Ed Day first put the ban in place to contain a measles outbreak that began in October 2018 in which 153 cases were confirmed in the county.[4]
The ruling was in response to multiple lawsuits from parents of school-aged children in the county. The suits stated that the ban caused "children to be denied attendance at nursery programs and schools and has effectively prohibited their movement and denied them the right to congregate and assemble in public places."[5]
Thorsen held a hearing on April 19, and the ban was in effect until that date.
See also
External links
- Judge Thorsen For County Court, campaign website, "Meet Rolf Thorsen"
- New York State Unified Court System, "New York Town or Village Court Directory"
- New York State Unified Court System, "New York State’s Town and Village Courts Overview"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Judicial Candidate Information: Rolf M. Thorsen," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Thorsen For County Court, campaign website, "Meet Rolf Thorsen," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Rockland County Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2012 General Election Results"
- ↑ CNN, "New York county takes 'extremely unusual' step to ban unvaccinated minors from public places amid measles outbreak," March 27, 2019
- ↑ CNN, "Judge stops NY county from barring unvaccinated minors in public places as measles outbreak continues," April 5, 2019
