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'''William G. Ford''' is a judge of the [[New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District|Supreme Court 10th Judicial District]] in [[New York]]. He was elected in the [[New York judicial elections, 2015|general election]] on November 3, 2015.<ref>[http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/ ''New York Board of Elections'', "Unofficial Election Night Results," November 4, 2015]</ref>  


He was previously a judge for the [[New York District Courts|Suffolk County District Court]] from 2009 to 2014.<ref>[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/10jd/suffolk/dist/judges.shtml ''New York State Unified Court System'', "Suffolk County District Court - Judges," accessed October 30, 2014]</ref> He was elected to the district court in 2008 and was sworn into office on January 5, 2009. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2014 and stepped down from the bench at the end of his last term in December 2014.<ref name=day/><ref>[http://www.scba.org/suffolk_lawyer/tsl1208.pdf ''The Suffolk County Bar Association'', "Judicial Swearing-In & Robing Ceremony (Notice)," December 2008]</ref><ref name=bio/><ref name=elec/> He first ran for the [[New York District Courts|Suffolk County District Court]] in 2015, but was defeated in the primary. He then filed to run in the general election for the [[New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District|Supreme Court 10th Judicial District]].<ref>[http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/images/f/f3/Suffolk_Co_Ny_Primary_CANDLIST.pdf ''Suffolk County Board of Elections'', "Primary Candidate list," accessed August 31, 2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled_independent ''New York Board of Elections'', "Candidate Petition List," September 28, 2015]</ref>
Ford was appointed to the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division]] by Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]] (D) on May 25, 2021, effective June 1, 2021.<ref>[https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-nominations-court-appeals-and-court-claims-and-first-round ''Governor Andrew M. Cuomo'', "Governor Cuomo Announces Nominations for Court of Appeals and Court of Claims and First Round of Appointments to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court," May 25, 2021]</ref>
 
He also served as a judge for the [[New York District Courts|Suffolk County District Court]] from 2009 to 2014.<ref>[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/10jd/suffolk/dist/judges.shtml ''New York State Unified Court System'', "Suffolk County District Court - Judges," accessed October 30, 2014]</ref> He was elected to the district court in 2008 and was sworn into office on January 5, 2009. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2014.<ref name=day/><ref>[http://www.scba.org/suffolk_lawyer/tsl1208.pdf ''The Suffolk County Bar Association'', "Judicial Swearing-In & Robing Ceremony (Notice)," December 2008]</ref><ref name=bio/><ref name=elec/>


==Education==
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==Career==
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*'''2021-Present:''' Associate justice, [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division]]
*'''2016-Present:''' Judge, [[New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District|Supreme Court 10th Judicial District]]
*'''2016-Present:''' Judge, [[New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District|Supreme Court 10th Judicial District]]
*'''2009-2014:''' Judge, [[New York District Courts|Suffolk County District Court]]
*'''2009-2014:''' Judge, [[New York District Courts|Suffolk County District Court]]
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===2014===
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William G. Ford

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New York Supreme Court Appellate Division 2nd Department
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Prior offices
New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District

Compensation

Base salary

$245,100

Elections and appointments
Appointed

May 25, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Empire State College

Law

Brooklyn Law School

Personal
Profession
Principal assistant county attorney, Suffolk County Department of Law

William G. Ford is a judge for the 2nd Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. He assumed office on June 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Ford was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on May 25, 2021, effective June 1, 2021.[1]

He also served as a judge for the Suffolk County District Court from 2009 to 2014.[2] He was elected to the district court in 2008 and was sworn into office on January 5, 2009. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2014.[3][4][5][6]

Education

Ford received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Empire State College and his J.D. degree from the Brooklyn Law School.[5]

Career

Elections

2015

See also: New York judicial elections, 2015

New York's judicial elections included a primary on September 10, 2015, and a general on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for primary candidates was August 16, 2015.

The candidates ran for seven open seats.

Supreme Court 10th Judicial District, 7 open seats, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic, Republican Green check mark transparent.png James P. McCormack 12.7% 148,852
     Democratic, Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert A. McDonald 12.4% 145,194
     Democratic, Republican Green check mark transparent.png Julianne Capetola 12.3% 144,248
     Democratic, Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jack Libert 12.0% 140,754
     Democratic, Conservative, Independence Green check mark transparent.png Robert F. Quinlan 8.6% 100,504
     Democratic, Conservative, Independence Green check mark transparent.png William G. Ford 8.3% 97,443
     Democratic, Conservative, Independence Green check mark transparent.png Howard Heckman, Jr. 8.2% 95,895
     Republican, Independence Emily Pines Incumbent 6.3% 73,569
     Republican, Independence John J. Toomey, Jr. 6.3% 73,492
     Republican Patricia M. Filiberto 6.1% 71,583
     Conservative, Independence Kathy G. Bergmann 1.9% 22,832
     Conservative, Independence David A. Morris 1.7% 20,496
     Conservative Janine Barbera-Dalli 1.6% 18,470
     Conservative Deborah Poulos 1.6% 18,237
Write-in votes 0.03% 377
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) 1,171,946
Source: New York Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Night Results," November 4, 2015


The candidates ran for three open seats.

Suffolk County District Court, 3 open seats, Primary Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Green Green check mark transparent.png Robert Cicale 35.5% 11
     Green Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Senft Jr. 29.0% 9
     Green Green check mark transparent.png John Schettino 25.8% 8
     Green William G. Ford 9.7% 3
Total Votes 31
Source: Suffolk County Board of Elections, "Primary Election Final Results," accessed October 8, 2015

2014

See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Ford ran for re-election to the Suffolk County District Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 23.4 percent of the vote. He competed against Pierce Cohalan and incumbent Judge Jennifer A. Henry for two open seats. [6][7] 

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, "Governor Cuomo Announces Nominations for Court of Appeals and Court of Claims and First Round of Appointments to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court," May 25, 2021
  2. ↑ New York State Unified Court System, "Suffolk County District Court - Judges," accessed October 30, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Newsday.com, "Islip District Court Judge," October 31, 2008
  4. ↑ The Suffolk County Bar Association, "Judicial Swearing-In & Robing Ceremony (Notice)," December 2008
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 New York Law Journal, "William G. Ford," accessed October 30, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Judicial Candidate Information: William Ford," accessed October 30, 2014
  7. ↑ Newsday.com, "45 candidates vie for 26 judicial positions on LI ballots," October 27, 2014

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