CHENANGO COUNTY - Local Attorney and North Pitcher native Zachary Wentworth announced on  Thursday, July 18, that he will be seeking the Republican nomination for a newly created Family Court Judge position in Chenango County.

The legislation creating the new position was passed by the state legislature at the end of the 2024 legislative session, and signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

Wentworth, who is currently the Chenango County Attorney, is no stranger to Family Court. Starting his legal career at the James F. Taylor Law Office in Sherburne, he represented parents and children in Chenango, Broome, Otsego, Madison and Cortland County Family Courts.

He then spent a decade working for the Chenango County Public Defender’s Office, spending more than half of that time as the only full-time public defender assigned to family court matters. He has appeared in all aspects of Family Court, from custody, child support and abuse cases to prosecuting cases in the juvenile justice system as County Attorney.

Complementing his legal career, Zach has also been widely involved in our community. He has spent over ten years on the Norwich St. Baldrick’s Organizing Committee, and is a board member on the North Pitcher Cemetery Association. He is a past board member for the not-for-profits Opportunities of Chenango, Inc. and Community Enhancement and Redevelopment Group, Inc. as well as a former member of the Sherburne Rotary Club.