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Catherine Nugent Panepinto
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2039
Catherine Nugent Panepinto is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 1, 2039.
Panepinto (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Panepinto received her B.A. degree in English from the College of the Holy Cross in 1986 and her J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1997. Aside from her legal career, she has worked as a Lead Organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers' Union and as a volunteer for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Alameda County Food Bank.[1]
Panepinto has worked as an assistant of Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns & Associates and as a trial lawyer for Cantor, Lukasik, Dolce & Panepinto. She served as a confidential law clerk of the Supreme Court prior to her election to that court in 2010. She has also served as a member of the Buffalo Board of Education.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2024)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (4 seats)
Incumbent Henry J. Nowak, incumbent Catherine Nugent Panepinto, incumbent Deborah A. Chimes, and Michael J. Norris won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Henry J. Nowak (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party) | 26.4 | 645,652 | |
| ✔ | Catherine Nugent Panepinto (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party) | 25.1 | 614,224 | |
| ✔ | Deborah A. Chimes (D / R / Conservative Party) | 24.2 | 591,027 | |
| ✔ |  | Michael J. Norris (D / R / Conservative Party) | 24.0 | 586,325 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5,611 | ||
| Total votes: 2,442,839 | |||
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Endorsements
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2010
Panepinto was elected to the Supreme Court in 2010.[3][2]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Catherine Nugent Panepinto did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
