Stephen Dougherty
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Stephen Dougherty was a judge for the Onondaga County Court in New York.[1] Dougherty won the seat in the general election on November 8, 2016. He ran on the Democratic, Working Families, and Conservative party tickets. Dougherty left office on July 31, 2022.[2]
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.[3] Stephen Dougherty and Matthew Doran defeated Jeff Leibo and Robert Coville in the general election for two open seats on the Onondaga County Court.
| Onondaga County Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Dem., Con., WEP |  Stephen Dougherty |
34.60% | 117,961 | |
| Rep., Con., Ind., Reform | Matthew Doran |
26.84% | 91,496 | |
| Dem., Wor., WEP | Jeff Leibo | 20.46% | 69,758 | |
| Rep., Ind., Reform | Robert Coville | 18.02% | 61,432 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 245 | ||
| Total Votes | 340,892 | |||
| Source: Onondaga County, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-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.[4]
Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:[4]
- be a state resident;
- be a county resident;
- have had at least five years of in-state law practice;
- be at least 18 years old; and
- be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ Judge’s surprise retirement opens 2nd seat on Onondaga County’s top criminal court, "Syracuse.com," April 26, 2022
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2016 Political Calendar," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," archived March 8, 2013
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