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Valentino T. Sammarco
Valentino T. Sammarco was a judge for the Dutchess County Family Court in New York. He was appointed to this position on May 23, 2003. The following year, he was elected to a full term that ended in 2013.[1][2] He also served as an acting justice of the Dutchess County Supreme Court.[3]
Biography and Education
Sammarco received his B.S. from the West Point Military Academy in 1965. He then served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve until he received his J.D. from the Albany School of Law in 1974.[1][2]
Career
Sammarco began his legal career in 1975 as an associate attorney of the law firm of Gilday and Morrow. In 1977, he became a senior deputy public defender for Dutchess County. He worked in that capacity until 1981, when he returned to the private practice to work as an associate attorney at the Law Office of Bernard Kessler until 1998. From 1998 to 2000, he ran his own law firm as a sole practitioner. He then worked as a partner at the Law Office of Steiman and Sammarco until his judicial appointment in 2003. While working as a private practice lawyer, he also served as a town justice of the Hyde Park Town Court from 1985 to 2003. In 2003, he was appointed to the family court bench.[1]
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
