Wednesday, September 17, 2014

A third candidate for the Third Judicial District

FISHER

While much has been made of who will get the Democratic Party nomination for the one open seat on the Supreme Court, a Republican is poised to get her party’s nomination later this week.
Lisa M. Fisher, 47, a Greene County resident and Kingston attorney, is expected to be the GOP’s pick and she will run against whoever comes out on top in the ongoing battle between Family Court Judge Margaret “Peggy” Walsh and county Legislator Justin Corcoran. The well-documented intraparty delegate fight will come to a conclusion one way or another when the party’s Judicial Nominating Convention takes place on Friday.
The Republicans also meet on Friday and the Conservative Party, which is expected to endorse Fisher, on Saturday.
WALSH
The way it works is that delegates are picked by party bosses from the seven counties that make up the Third Judicial District. Those delegates are elected by voters and sent to a Judicial Nominating Convention where they vote for what is usually an agreed upon candidate. Rare is it when there are primaries for delegates.   
Delegates for Walsh, who cannot run for Supreme Court and Family Court at the same time, won 17 of 30 primaries so 17 from Albany County will likely cast their votes for Walsh and 13 will likely vote for Cocoran at the convention. It’s unclear how delegates from the other counties will vote.
CORCORAN
One criticism of Cocoran – in addition to the fact he is a man – is that he is part of the old line Democrats whereas Walsh is favored by the “progressive” Democrats headed up by Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan. One criticism of Walsh is she already has the party’s nomination for a re-election bid for Family Court.  
Fisher has been in private practice for 17 years and has served as an assistant public defender for the Ulster County Public Defender’s Office, staff attorney for the Ulster County Department of Social Services, and Court attorney for Hon. Edward T. Feeney, Kingston City Court. 
A contested judicial race for the Third District is a recent phenomenon. For years, political party bosses for the Democrats and Republicans would swap endorsements to avoid a costly, seven-county race that depletes limited resources with little political return in the way of jobs.
The Third Judicial District consists of Albany, Ulster, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Sullivan and Schoharie counties. The seat that carries a 14-year-term opened up when Judge Joseph Teresi, of Albany County, retired.

19 comments:

  1. After a pretty successful Saratoga meet its time to get back to business and talk about Troys mayors race . Current odds Rodney W 15-1. Lou R. 25-1 Cindy D 50-1 ED M 200-1 Kenny Z 75-1. On the other side Jim G 25-1. Dean B 50-1. Mark Mc. 10-1.The field 20-1. Stay tuned as these odds may quickly change . Signed Vinny Vegas.

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  2. Lisa

    Give me a call.

    Ed Fonzy

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  3. Hey Vinny a person who has been involved in Troy and Rensselaer Couty politics for a long time just moved back into Troy. He has stong supporters all the way up the line to Albany. Stay tuned, he may get in, Rodney would be in serious trouble because he is also close to the Independence Party..Chew on that one Rod and Kenny..

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  4. Hey Mark those illegal signs you got all over town clearly show you & Harry are both suffering from a Huge Identity Crisis
    Just the fact that Harry hangs around the meetings in City Hall proves it also
    I have noticed that the police officers have distanced them self's from you more and more Harry its a sigh of the times Harry
    The people are waking up more and more every day
    I could see it in your eyes when followed me last week Mark
    You cant fool an old fooler Mark and you cant blow smoke my ass neither

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    1. This coming from a fool who isn't allowed at city council meetings anymore

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  5. Vinny Vinny Vinny you are way off bro. Ed Mcgrath 10-1

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    1. Ed McGrath has already agreed to be Rodney's deputy mayor. Rodney or Ed will never happen cause like I posted earlier. We have someone, a true democrat who just moved back who will unite all factions. Stay tuned.

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    2. Zoning board chair?

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  6. Dunne wa overheard In city hall saying I'd vote for her

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    1. Bob Doherty is having a public safety meeting to discuss the operation and management of the troy police department? Who does this fool think he is? No one wants to listen to him. He is rude, obnoxious and an embarrassment to this city..Hopefully this is his last term on the council and we never have to see or hear him again.

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    2. Seriously, he has no clue how to run a police dept. He is as clueless as it gets. He must owe a favor to the Lansingburgh Action Hero and Wonder Woman.

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    3. Poor Jim. Don't go away mad.

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    4. Sad you have to put in this much work to discredit Jim. Speaks volumes Kevin.

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    5. Facts are facts, Kevin's a coward criminal and Gordon is a lamb following the flock. And Lansingburgh is a war zone. We need new blood.

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    6. Please. As soon as Gordon took over it was open season in Lansinburgh. The thugs know a weak leader when they see one. Now the voters are starting to catch on.

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    7. The top thug was a weak leader.

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  7. I only put odds on viable candidates. They must appear in my resource and Ed MCgrath does not. Sorry Signed Vinny Vegas.

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