ABA panel nixed more 90 percent of Obama’s judge candidates 
By Kimberly Atkins
POSTED: November 23, 2011
Tags: ABA rating, judicial candidates, President Barack Obama
The vast majority of the Obama administration’s potential judicial nominees were rejected before they reached the nomination stage — all due to poor ratings by the American Bar Association. The New York Times reports that the ABA’s judicial vetting committee gave more than 90 percent of the president’s proposed federal judgeship candidates ratings of “not [...]
Court system guide to judicial candidates
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: October 24, 2011
Tags: election, judicial candidates, New York State Unified Court System
For the 2011 general election, the New York State Unified Court System will publish a nonpartisan online voter guide for the public with information about candidates for elective judicial office. For candidates who have chosen to participate …
Judicial candidates to be selected by convention
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: September 22, 2011
Tags: 7th judicial district, judicial candidates, Nancy E. Smith, Republican, State Supreme Court, Thomas E. Moran
Two Republican candidates for state supreme court justice vacancies in the 7th Judicial District may be running unopposed. Two seats are up. Justice Nancy E. Smith, who also serves on the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, is seeking re-election to a second 14-year term.
BAEC issues ratings for judicial candidates
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: August 9, 2011
Tags: Bar Association of Erie County, election, judicial candidates, ratings
The Bar Association of Erie County has issued its 2011 ratings for judicial candidates for Buffalo City Court, Erie County Family Court and New York State Supreme Court.
Review process questioned
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: November 4, 2010
Tags: election, evaluations, judicial candidates, Monroe County Bar Association, rating system
The Monroe County Bar Association is reviewing its process of rating judicial candidates. President Susan Schultz Laluk said the process is periodically reviewed, but the process of bar associations evaluating the candidates …
Guide to judicial candidates published
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: October 19, 2010
Tags: biographical information, guide, judicial candidates, New York State Unified Court System
A 2010 general election guide on judicial candidates has been published for the public by the New York State Unified Court System. The guide contains biographical information …
Parties selecting judicial candidates
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: September 20, 2010
Tags: judicial candidates, political parties
Political parties will be meeting in the next seven days to select nominees for a Supreme Court justice post. One seat, held by Judge Henry J. Scudder, is up. Scudder, who also is the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, is seeking re-election to another 14-year term.
Early primary results in
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: September 15, 2010
Tags: judicial candidates, Monroe County Court, Primary election
Three judicial candidates will appear on more than one party line in the Nov. 2 General Election as a result of three minor party primaries Tuesday. Results were still unofficial this morning …
County Bar reports judicial evaluation results
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: September 9, 2010
Tags: judicial candidates, Monroe County Bar Association, ratings
The Monroe County Bar Association has released the rating results of two additional judicial candidates for Monroe County Court. The association has rated …
