Penelope D. Clute Judge, Plattsburgh City Court 24 US Oval Plattsburgh, NY 12903 Ph: (518) 563-7870 Fx: (518) 563-3124 pclute@courts.state.ny.us

Plattsburgh City Court Judge
January 2002 to present

2002 to present - Trustee of The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York

2004-2006 - Commission on the Future of Indigent Defense Services in New York

2005 - Margaret Platt Community Service Award from Behavioral Health Services North

2006 - Mental Health Advocate of the Year award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Champlain Valley

2006 to present - Task Force on Town and Village Courts of the Bar of the City of New York

District Attorney of Clinton County
January 1989 - December 2001

Partner, Clute Clute & Thompson
August 1978 - December 1988

Admitted to Practice
New York, Appellate Division, Third Department July 1978
US District Court, Northern District of New York July 1978
Michigan January 1974

Education
Wayne State University School of Law, JD cum laude 1973
Michigan State University, BA cum laude 1967

Educator/Trainer
From 1989-2001 provided training to prosecutors, law enforcement, advocates and the public on many legal topics, particularly prosecuting domestic violence and sex offenses. Also gave many crime prevention speeches, especially regarding telemarketing fraud and exploitation of the elderly. Conducted Mock Grand Juries with high school students on date-rape and moderated DWI Victim Impact Panels for the STOP-DWI Program.

Beginning with the 1996-97 school year, started SMARTKids program at Stafford Middle School in Plattsburgh. Assistant DAs worked with 6^th grade teachers to bring the law and responsible decision-making themes to the students; each term ended with the SMART Kids holding a mock trial.

Initiated collaborations with other agencies to address specific crimes:

• Clinton County Child Abuse Prevention Council - 1989-94 - for DA's Office to work closely with law enforcement, child protection, mental health, survivors and victims in improving the investigation, prosecution of, and education about, child sexual abuse.
• The SAFER Program - 1992-2001 - a sentence alternative for carefully screened and tightly controlled sex offender, to make restitution to the child victim and the community, and to change offender behavior. This is a responsible cutting-edge effort to stop the cycle of abuse and help victims recover.
• Domestic Violence Task Force - 1994-2001- coordinated approach by the District Attorney's Office, law enforcement, probation, child protection, victim advocates, offender educators, medical personnel and others for handling domestic violence cases.

Developed and taught the following courses:

• Administering Corrections within the Law
• Issues and Trends in Corrections
• Sociology of Law
• The Constitution in Prison

Publications - Books

Sexual Assault Prosecution Manual NY Prosecutors' Training Institute (NYPTI) 2002 - Chapter 8: Charging Decisions and Plea Negotiations

Child Sexual Abuse Prosecution Manual 1992

The Legal Aspects of Prisons and Jails (Chas. C. Thomas & Son) 1980

Hearing Officer Handbook (Michigan Department of Corrections) 1977

Legal Manual on Parole (Michigan Department of Corrections) 1977

Legal Manual on Probation [Michigan] 1975

Publications - Videos

Child Abuse: Patience, Planning, Trauma [interview of sex offender] 2002

Prosecuting Facility Drug Cases [for NY State Dept of Correctional Services] 2001

Dealing: Three True Stories 2001

Real Convictions 1998

They Can't Hang Up [re: Telemarketing Fraud for National Consumers League] 1997

Sex As Abuse 1993

Publications - Articles

"The Plattsburgh Idea," New York Archives, Fall 2005, p. 10.

Peggy Facto - Murderess or Victim?
The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York
Vol. 1 No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2004 issue of the Society Newsletter.

"From Where I Sit - The Judge's View," Bulletin Fall 2003 of New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.

"Taking the Terror Out of Testifying," New York State Trooper Newsletter, December, 1996.

"How Prosecutors Can Make A Difference Pro-Actively Handling Domestic Violence Cases," New York State Bar Journal, July/August 1994.

Review of research regarding stricter drinking driving laws, Prosecutors' Perspective, Spring 1994.

"What Are My Rights?" Column, Plattsburgh [NY] Press-Republican, March 1986-December 1988.

"You and the Law" Column, Senior Sentinel [Clinton County, NY] 1986.

"How State and Local Governments Can Economize by Implementing Criminal Justice Standards" with Paul Bishop [American Bar Association] 1976.

"Comment, Parental Responsibility Ordinances - Is Criminalizing Parents When Children Commit Unlawful Acts a Solution to Juvenile Delinquency?"

19 Wayne Law Review 1551 (1973).

"Note, Criminal Procedure-Pretrial Detainment-The Jailer's Duty to Provide Jail Inmates Reasonable Protection and Facilities Conforming to State and Local Housing Codes," 18 Wayne Law Review 1601 (1972).

Legal Experience

Michigan Department of Corrections, Hearings Administrator
1976-1978

Center for the Administration of Justice, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan - Staff Attorney
1973-76

Part-time Law-related Experience

Office of the University Attorney, Wayne State University, Law Clerk
1972-73

United Auto Workers, Assistant to Olga Madar, Vice President
1971-72

Release on Recognizance Program, Detroit Recorder's Court
1971

Previous Employment

City of Detroit Model Neighborhood Agency, Physical Planning Division
1970

VISTA [Volunteers in Service to America], Paralegal Investigator, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, University of Chicago Law School
1968-69

Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, US Department of Interior, Philadelphia
1967-68