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''This page is about the judge of the [[New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District]]. If you are looking for the page about the [[Wisconsin Municipal Courts]] judge, please see [[Patrick J. McGrath]].''<hr/>
''This page is about the judge of the [[New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District]]. If you are looking for the page about the [[Wisconsin Municipal Courts]] judge, please see [[Patrick J. McGrath]].''<hr/>
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{{tnr}}'''Patrick J. McGrath''' is a former justice for the [[Rensselaer County Supreme Court, New York|Rensselaer County Supreme Court]] and the [[Columbia County Supreme Court, New York|Columbia County Supreme Court]] in the [[New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District|3rd Judicial District]] of [[New York]]. He was elected to the Rensselaer County Supreme Court in [[C2004|2004]] and his term expired in [[C2013|2013]].<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.nycourtsystem.com/Applications/JudicialDirectory/Bio.php?ID=7017908 ''New York Courts'', "Official biography of the Hon. Patrick J. McGrath"]</ref><ref>[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/3jd/supreme/columbia/index.shtml Albany County Supreme Court website]</ref>
{{tnr}}'''Patrick J. McGrath''' is a former justice for the [[Rensselaer County Supreme Court, New York|Rensselaer County Supreme Court]] and the [[Columbia County Supreme Court, New York|Columbia County Supreme Court]] in the [[New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District|3rd Judicial District]] of [[New York]]. He was elected to the Rensselaer County Supreme Court in [[C2004|2004]] and his term expired in [[C2013|2013]].<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.nycourtsystem.com/Applications/JudicialDirectory/Bio.php?ID=7017908 ''New York Courts'', "Official biography of the Hon. Patrick J. McGrath"]</ref><ref>[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/3jd/supreme/columbia/index.shtml Albany County Supreme Court website]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:39, 10 November 2025

This page is about the judge of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District. If you are looking for the page about the Wisconsin Municipal Courts judge, please see Patrick J. McGrath.


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Patrick J. McGrath
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Prior offices:
New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District

Education
Bachelor's
Manhattan College
Law
Union University

Patrick J. McGrath is a former justice for the Rensselaer County Supreme Court and the Columbia County Supreme Court in the 3rd Judicial District of New York. He was elected to the Rensselaer County Supreme Court in 2004 and his term expired in 2013.[1][2]

Education

McGrath received his B.A. from Manhattan College in 1975 and his J.D. from the Albany Law School of Union University in 1978.[1]

Career

McGrath began his career in 1978 as a chief clerk of the Albany County Surrogate's Court. He then worked as an assistant district attorney in Rensselaer County from 1980 to 1982. He served as a Troy Police Court judge in Rensselaer County from 1985 to 1994. He was elected to the Rensselaer County Supreme Court in 2004.[1]

Judicial admonition

The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished McGrath twice. In 2004 the Commission determined that McGrath made improper comments on television regarding a pending case, and in 2010 the Commission admonished him for unethical behavior during his 2008 election campaign.[3][4][5]

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