Suffolk County District Court Judge - 2nd District (Babylon, 2 Seats Open)
Republican, Libertarian
Carl J. Copertino (Incumbent)
Background: REPUBLICAN
Copertino, 62, of Deer Park, is running on the Republican and Libertarian party lines in the general election. He has been serving as District Court judge since his appointment by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in June 2013. He was elected to the position in November 2013. Previously, he spent five years as an attorney with the New York City Transit Authority. He received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1981. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1981.
Republican, Libertarian
Carl J. Copertino (Incumbent)
Background: REPUBLICAN
Copertino, 62, of Deer Park, is running on the Republican and Libertarian party lines in the general election. He has been serving as District Court judge since his appointment by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in June 2013. He was elected to the position in November 2013. Previously, he spent five years as an attorney with the New York City Transit Authority. He received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1981. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1981.
Republican, Libertarian
William Groh
Background:
REPUBLICAN
Groh, 53, of North Babylon, is running on the Republican and Libertarian lines in the general election. He is a partner at Naness, Chaiet & Naness LLC and has been with the firm since 2006. He has practiced labor and employment law on Long Island since 1996. He earned a law degree from Hofstra School of Law in 1996. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1997. He is also admitted to the Connecticut State bar, U.S. District Court in the Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western districts of New York and Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Second Circuit and District of Columbia.
Republican, Libertarian
William Groh
Background:
REPUBLICAN
Groh, 53, of North Babylon, is running on the Republican and Libertarian lines in the general election. He is a partner at Naness, Chaiet & Naness LLC and has been with the firm since 2006. He has practiced labor and employment law on Long Island since 1996. He earned a law degree from Hofstra School of Law in 1996. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1997. He is also admitted to the Connecticut State bar, U.S. District Court in the Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western districts of New York and Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Second Circuit and District of Columbia.
Democratic, Independent, Conservative
John Kelly
Background: DEMOCRATIC
Kelly, 61, of Deer Park, is running on the Democratic, Conservative and Independence party lines in the general election. Kelly is the Court Attorney Referee for Suffolk County Family Court since 2014. He was a Family Court judge in Suffolk from 2004 to 2013. Kelly also served from 2008-2013 as acting Supreme Court Justice after his appointment by the state’s Chief Administrative Judge Gail Prudenti. He received his law degree from New York Law School in 1985. Kelly was admitted to the New York State bar in 1986.
Democratic, Independent, Conservative
John Kelly
Background: DEMOCRATIC
Kelly, 61, of Deer Park, is running on the Democratic, Conservative and Independence party lines in the general election. Kelly is the Court Attorney Referee for Suffolk County Family Court since 2014. He was a Family Court judge in Suffolk from 2004 to 2013. Kelly also served from 2008-2013 as acting Supreme Court Justice after his appointment by the state’s Chief Administrative Judge Gail Prudenti. He received his law degree from New York Law School in 1985. Kelly was admitted to the New York State bar in 1986.
Democratic, Independent, Conservative
Rosann O. Orlando
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Orlando, 54, of Lindenhurst, is running on the Democratic, Conservative and Independence party lines in the general election. She has been a court attorney referee in the Suffolk County Family Court since 2009. She received a law degree from Touro Law Center in 1997. She was admitted to the New York State bar in 1998.
Democratic, Independent, Conservative
Rosann O. Orlando
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Orlando, 54, of Lindenhurst, is running on the Democratic, Conservative and Independence party lines in the general election. She has been a court attorney referee in the Suffolk County Family Court since 2009. She received a law degree from Touro Law Center in 1997. She was admitted to the New York State bar in 1998.
Suffolk County Executive
Steve Bellone (D, PTT), Gregory-John Fischer (LIB), John M. Kennedy Jr. (R, IN, C),
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Nassau County District Attorney
Francis X. McQuade (R, LIB, TR), Madeline Singas (D, C, WF),
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