Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions

EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

2009 CANDIDATE RATINGS

After careful consideration, the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the Eighth Judicial District has issued the following ratings of candidates running for judicial offices within the Eighth Judicial District, which includes the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming:

Qualified for election as New York State Supreme Court Justice:

Honorable. Christopher J. Burns

Honorable James A. W. McLeod

Honorable John F. O’Donnell

Honorable Shirley Troutman

Qualified for election as Chautauqua County Surrogate’s Court Judge:

Honorable Stephen W. Cass