George B. Ceresia, Jr.

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George B. Ceresia Jr.

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Prior offices

Rensselaer County Supreme Court

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Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Albany, 1965

Law

Union University, 1968

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George B. Ceresia, Jr. was a justice for the Rensselaer County Supreme Court in New York. He was elected to the court in 1994 and was re-elected in 2007. Ceresia was the district administrative judge for the 3rd Judicial District from 2004 to 2013. Ceresia retired from the court on May 31, 2015, on his 72nd birthday.

Education

Ceresia received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1965 and his J.D. from the Albany Law School of Union University in 1968.

Career

• 1994-2015: Justice, Rensselaer County Supreme Court
• 2004-2013: Administrative judge, New York Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District
• 1987-1994: Judge, Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court
• 1993: Judge, Ulster County Family Court
• 1992-1993: Judge, Rensselaer County Family Court
• 1989-1993: Judge, Rensselaer County Court
• 1989: Judge, Albany County Family Court
• 1986: Acting judge, Troy City Court
• 1972-1989: Judge, North Greenbush Town Court
• 1974-1987: Attorney in private practice
• 1975; 1978-1986: Clerk, Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court
• 1969-1974: Attorney, F. Warren Travers, Esq.
• 1970-1971: Assistant public defender, Rensselaer County

See also

• Courts in New York
• New York Supreme Courts
• Judicial selection in New York

External links

• New York State Unified Court System, "Hon. George B. Ceresia, Jr."
• Register-Star, "Ceresia resigns his post as administrative judge," January 12, 2013
• Troy Record, "Long-time judge Ceresia to retire on 72nd birthday," May 15, 2015

Footnotes

New York courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York