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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of New York State and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. Please make a statement addressing what makes you the best candidate for this office.
I am the only candidate who has 30 years of legal experience. I am the only candidate who was in private practice for 25 years, and I am the only candidate whose practice encompassed more than one area of law. My practice was a general practice that included matrimonial and family law, real estate, wills and estates, business law, municipal law and more. I served as a Family Court Law Guardian for 12 years.I am the only candidate who has been a full-time trial judge. I have been Madison County Judge since April, 2001. In that capacity, I have presided over jury and non-jury trials in County Court (felony-level criminal cases), Surrogate's Court (wills and estates) and Family Court.
I am the only candidate who has experience as a Supreme Court Justice. Since January 1 of this year, I have been the Acting Supreme Court Justice in Madison County.
Since becoming a judge, I have been assigned to hear cases in seven of the ten counties comprising the Sixth Judicial District. I also serve as a member of the Sixth Judicial District Committee on Gender Fairness.
In August of this year, I was rated "Highly Qualified" by the Broome County Bar Association. In 2001, I was rated "Highly Qualified" by the NYS Commission on Judicial Screening.
Beyond my substantial experience as a lawyer and as a full-time judge, I also possess the judicial temperament that the position of judge requires. Additionally, I have an excellent reputation among lawyers and laymen, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, throughout the Sixth Judicial District. Please go to the "Opinions" page of my website, http://www.JudgeMcDermott.com, and see the opinions of others about me.
For the past 5½ years, I have dedicated myself to the fair and impartial administration of justice. By experience, temperament and reputation, I am highly qualified to serve as Justice of the Supreme Court in New York State.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Answers are published as submitted without editing.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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