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Scott DelConte
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2023 - Present
2032
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Scott DelConte is a judge for the 4th Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. He assumed office on July 28, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2032.
In 2020 and 2021, DelConte presided over legal challenges to the validity of certain absentee and affidavit ballots cast in New York's 22nd Congressional District election. To read more about the legal proceedings, click here.
Elections
2016
New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on September 13, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 14, 2016.[1] Incumbent Deborah Karalunas and Gregory R. Gilbert defeated Ted Limpert, Scott DelConte, and Andrew Falk in the general election for two open seats on the New York Supreme Court 5th Judicial District.[2]
| New York 5th District Supreme Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican, Conservative, Independence |  Deborah Karalunas Incumbent |
29.32% | 197,335 | |
| Republican, Conservative, Independence | Gregory R. Gilbert |
27.62% | 185,866 | |
| Democratic, Working Families | Ted Limpert | 23.52% | 158,272 | |
| Democratic | Scott DelConte | 17.42% | 117,223 | |
| Working Families | Andrew Falk | 2.07% | 13,909 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.05% | 361 | ||
| Total Votes | 672,966 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
Judicial selection method
Supreme courts
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.[3]
The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:[3]
- be a state resident;
- have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
Noteworthy events
Legal challenges in New York's 22nd Congressional District election (2020)
Following the November 3, 2020, election, Anthony Brindisi (D) and Claudia Tenney’s (R) campaigns joined a lawsuit challenging certain absentee and affidavit ballots. These challenges spanned a wide variety of issues, including: how the ballot was filled out; where the ballot was dropped off; and one case where it was argued a stained ballot should be rendered invalid since the stain might have been blood, which could be used to identify the voter.[4][5] On February 8, 2021, following Oswego County Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte's final ruling on the ballot challenges, Tenney was certified as the winner by 109 votes. Brindisi conceded the election the same day.[6][7] To read more about the litigation, click here.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
- ↑ Utica Observer-Dispatch, "NY-22: Judge rules to impound ballots in race between Anthony Brindisi, Claudia Tenney," November 10, 2020
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Blood or chocolate? Stained ballot’s fate decided in Brindisi-Tenney House race," December 9, 2020
- ↑ CNYHomepage.com, "Tenney Wins By 109 Votes," February 5, 2021
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Anthony Brindisi concedes loss to Claudia Tenney in NY-22 House race," February 8, 2021
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State courts:
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Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
