William G. Ford
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William G. Ford is a judge of the Supreme Court 10th Judicial District in New York. He was elected in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1]
He was previously 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] He first ran for the Suffolk County District Court in 2015, but was defeated in the primary. He then filed to run in the general election for the Supreme Court 10th Judicial District.[7][8]
Education
Ford received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Empire State College and his J.D. degree from the Brooklyn Law School.[5]
Career
- 2016-Present: Judge, Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
- 2009-2014: Judge, Suffolk County District Court
- 2007-2008: Principal assistant county attorney, Suffolk County Department of Law
- 2000-2007: Senior trial attorney, Zurich North America, Melville
- 1998-2000: Staff attorney, Ross & Sambrato[3][5]
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 |  James P. McCormack |
12.7% | 148,852 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Robert A. McDonald |
12.4% | 145,194 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Julianne Capetola |
12.3% | 144,248 | |
| Democratic, Republican | Jack Libert |
12.0% | 140,754 | |
| Democratic, Conservative, Independence | Robert F. Quinlan |
8.6% | 100,504 | |
| Democratic, Conservative, Independence | William G. Ford |
8.3% | 97,443 | |
| Democratic, Conservative, Independence | 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 | Robert Cicale |
35.5% | 11 | |
| Green | Anthony Senft Jr. |
29.0% | 9 | |
| Green | 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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Night Results," November 4, 2015
- ↑ New York State Unified Court System, "Suffolk County District Court - Judges," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Newsday.com, "Islip District Court Judge," October 31, 2008
- ↑ The Suffolk County Bar Association, "Judicial Swearing-In & Robing Ceremony (Notice)," December 2008
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 New York Law Journal, "William G. Ford," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Judicial Candidate Information: William Ford," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Suffolk County Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate list," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," September 28, 2015
- ↑ Newsday.com, "45 candidates vie for 26 judicial positions on LI ballots," October 27, 2014
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