State Supreme Court candidate campaigns in Chenango
NORWICH – With support from his family, a number of local Republican party officials and members of the bar, Madison County Court Judge Dennis K. McDermott announced his candidacy for the 6th Judicial District.
A steady Wednesday afternoon rain greeted McDermott and his entourage of approximately 25 atop the Chenango County Courthouse steps. The Madison County judge enters the race for retired 6th district Justice William O’Brien’s seat against local attorney and Town of New Berlin Justice Elizabeth Garry. McDermott has been serving as acting justice, while Garry has unanimous support from the Chenango County Democratic Committee for the position.
McDermott spoke to the crowd both about his experience on the bench, and the value of proper judicial temperament. Several in his audience echoed that he possessed the best of both.
“I find his decisions to be well analyzed, well reasoned and very thoughtful,” Norwich attorney Michael D. Ferrarese said.
Local attorney Diane M. Distefano spoke to several McDermott’s judicial qualities, highlighting what she thought makes him a better choice for the seat. “He’s more qualified,” she said. “He has definitely had more experience.”
Distefano said that her first custody hearing as an attorney was before McDermott, and throughout her career she has felt that each decision he has made has been a result of listening to all the concerns of the involved parties. “He is a fair and good man,” she said.
McDermott touched on some of his experiences with the crowd, mentioning his five years of service in his current county court position, his work in family courts and his “frequent flier” service to Chenango County as an acting county court judge. The Madison County justice graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1972 and from Albany Law School in 1975. He ran a private practice in Oneida for 25 years, and has been serving in his current position since 2001. He said he has been considering this next step for some time and has the support of the man who was previously in the seat.
“The voters deserve the best candidate possible,” he said. “We all knew Bill O’Brien was gong to be retiring and he asked me to do what I could to succeed him.”
A steady Wednesday afternoon rain greeted McDermott and his entourage of approximately 25 atop the Chenango County Courthouse steps. The Madison County judge enters the race for retired 6th district Justice William O’Brien’s seat against local attorney and Town of New Berlin Justice Elizabeth Garry. McDermott has been serving as acting justice, while Garry has unanimous support from the Chenango County Democratic Committee for the position.
McDermott spoke to the crowd both about his experience on the bench, and the value of proper judicial temperament. Several in his audience echoed that he possessed the best of both.
“I find his decisions to be well analyzed, well reasoned and very thoughtful,” Norwich attorney Michael D. Ferrarese said.
Local attorney Diane M. Distefano spoke to several McDermott’s judicial qualities, highlighting what she thought makes him a better choice for the seat. “He’s more qualified,” she said. “He has definitely had more experience.”
Distefano said that her first custody hearing as an attorney was before McDermott, and throughout her career she has felt that each decision he has made has been a result of listening to all the concerns of the involved parties. “He is a fair and good man,” she said.
McDermott touched on some of his experiences with the crowd, mentioning his five years of service in his current county court position, his work in family courts and his “frequent flier” service to Chenango County as an acting county court judge. The Madison County justice graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1972 and from Albany Law School in 1975. He ran a private practice in Oneida for 25 years, and has been serving in his current position since 2001. He said he has been considering this next step for some time and has the support of the man who was previously in the seat.
“The voters deserve the best candidate possible,” he said. “We all knew Bill O’Brien was gong to be retiring and he asked me to do what I could to succeed him.”
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