About Local Judge
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 10 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Local Judge
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidates must be a qualified elector of the town, they don’t have to be lawyers, but are required to take courses once they are elected to be a judge. New judges with no prior legal experience are required to take in-person training provided by lawyers and judges through the state Office of Justice Court Support. Judges take a test at the end of the session. Follow-up courses are also required.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee; signature requirement of .05% of the then enrolled voters of such party in such district, see county website for exact numbers.
- Filing period
- May 18, 2027 - May 25, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 106 and 108 County Office Building, 39 W. Main St, Rochester, NY 14614
- Filing phone
- 585-753-1550
- Step 3
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- View profileNicole MorrisDemocratic · Current term 2020 to 2029
- View profileJohn ElliottDemocratic · Current term 2024 to 2033
- View profileConstance PattersonDemocratic · Current term 2024 to 2033
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