Erin Peradotto

Erin M. Peradotto

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District

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New York Supreme Court Appellate Division 4th Department

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Compensation

Base salary

$222,200

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Buffalo

Law

State University of New York, Buffalo

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Erin M. Peradotto was a judge for the 4th Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. She assumed office in 2006. She left office in 2023.

Peradotto (Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

Peradotto earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1981 and a J.D. from the same school in 1984. She worked as a trial attorney for almost 20 years before she was elected to the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District in 2003, effective January 2004. She worked as an assistant attorney general in Buffalo from 1997 to 1998. She has also worked with various law associations such as the Bar Association of Erie County and the State of New York's Attorney Grievance Committee for the 8th Judicial District.

Elections

2017

See also: New York local trial court judicial elections, 2017

New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 13, 2017.

Lynn Wessel Keane (Democratic/Republican/Conservative/Working Families) and incumbent Erin Peradotto (Democratic/Republican/Conservative/Working Families) were unopposed in the 8th District Supreme Court general election.

8th District Supreme Court, General Election (2 open seats), 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican/Conservative/Working Families	Lynn Wessel Keane	50.66%	279,232
	Democratic/Republican/Conservative/Working Families	Erin Peradotto Incumbent	48.96%	269,870
		Write-in votes	0.39%	2,133
Total Votes				551,235
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Results," accessed December 18, 2017

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.

The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:

• be a state resident;
• have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
• be at least 18 years old; and
• be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

See also

Local courts	New York	Other local coverage
Local trial court judicial elections, 2017 Courts and judges by county Judicial selection by state Judicial elections	New York elections, 2017 Judicial selection in New York Public policy in New York Endorsers in New York	Municipal elections, 2017 School board elections, 2017 Local ballot measure elections, 2017 Recall elections, 2017

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