Joseph F. Cawley

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Joseph F. Cawley

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Broome County Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2027

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Education

Bachelor's

Niagara University

Law

St. John's University School of Law

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Joseph F. Cawley is a judge for the Broome County Court in New York. He joined the court in 2008, following his election in 2007. Cawley won re-election in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

Cawley received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Niagara University and his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law. Cawley began his career as an assistant Nassau County district attorney. He then returned to Broome County, where he grew up, and worked as a private practice lawyer for over 20 years before joining the county court in 2008.

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.

Incumbent Joseph F. Cawley (Republican/Conservative/Independence) ran unopposed in the Broome County Court general election.

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.

Broome County Court, General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate
	Republican/Conservative/Independence	Joseph F. Cawley Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Broome County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2017

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-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.

Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:

• be a state resident;
• be a county resident;
• have had at least five 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

External links

• 6th Judicial District: Broome County

Footnotes

New York courts

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State resources:

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