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Westchester County, NY September 18, 2007 Election
 Smart Voter Charles F. "Charlie" Devlin

Candidate for
Family Court Judge; Westchester County; Democratic Party

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Biographical Highlights
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Family Court Judge
  • Acting Supreme Court Justice
  • County Court Judge
  • NY State Director of Guardian and Fiduciary Services--statewide office of the Unified Court System coordinating Guardianship Courts in all 62 Counties
  • Attorney-in-charge of all Guardianship Courts in 9th Judicial District of NYS Supreme Court
  • Special Referee hearing guardianship, matriminial and family law cases
  • Law Clerk to Justices of the Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Appellate Division, Family Court (NYC) and Criminal Court (NYC)
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Developing Family Court as an integrated and problem solving court, treating families and their problems in a coordinated approach
  • Introducing "Resource Coordinators" in every courtroom and developing a case management approach to problem solving
  • Establishing evening hours in Family Court for at least one day a week, beginning with support cases
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Key Endorsements
  • West. Co. Bar Assoc.--Devlin has "extraordinary qualifications"
  • NYS Supreme Court--Court Officers' Association
  • Samuel Fredman & Muriel Hubsher (Sup Ct. Justices--Retired)
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Position Papers
Family Court--Why Wait?
Proposal for Establishing the Position of Resource Coordinator and Creating a Pilot Project to Test Its Viability
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://judgedevlin.com
E-mail: judgedevlin@optonline.net


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