ROCHESTER- Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, in consultation with the Presiding Justice
Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, today announced the appointment
of Hon. Craig J. Doran as the Supervising Judge of Family Courts in the Seventh Judicial District. The
appointment will be effective March 1, 2006, and was made after extensive discussions with Hon. Jan H.
Plumadore, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts Outside New York City.
"Craig Doran has made service to the community and the public a hallmark of his career," said Judge
Lippman. "A lifelong Canandaigua resident, he is well known in the Seventh District legal community and
beyond for his commitment to civic involvement and the law. As a judge, he has served with distinction
on the bench, handling numerous Family Court cases, and he fully understands the special sensitivity these
cases require. This experience will serve him well in his new appointment as Supervising Judge of Family
Courts in the Seventh Judicial District, and I heartily look forward to working with him in this new
capacity."
Craig J. Doran was elected in November of 1999 as Ontario County Court Judge, and in this capacity
hears criminal, civil and Family Court cases. He is the founder and first presiding judge of the Ontario
County Felony Drug Treatment Court and also presides over the Ontario County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court. In 1994, Doran was elected as a member of the New York State Assembly and
chaired the Assembly Minority Steering Committee. Immediately prior to his ascension to the bench,
he was of counsel to the law firm of Lawrence, Werner, Kesslering, Swartout & Brown. A graduate
of Albany Law School and the State University of New York at Albany, Doran serves as an Associate
Professor at Keuka College, teaching upper level classes in the Adult Studies Criminal Justice
Program. He is currently Legislative Chair for the New York State Association of County Court
Judges. Judge Doran lives with his wife and three children in Canandaigua.
In his new position, Judge Doran replaces Hon. Raymond E. Cornelius, who will step down as
supervising judge but continue to hear cases on the Supreme Court trial bench.
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