Ellen M. Yacknin
Candidate for the
7th Judicial District:
(Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates Counties)

• I have more judicial and litigation experience than all other 7th Judicial District candidates combined. As a litigator, I received the New York State Bar Association's Award for Civil Rights and Justice. As a City Court Judge, I have presided over thousands of criminal and civil cases, both jury and bench trials. Ten of my decisions were published, more that those of my colleagues. As a Supreme Court Justice, I will continue to be guided by my commitment to the rule of law, my passion for fairness under law, my zeal for integrity, and my dedication to justice for all.

• Democrat
• Working Families

• Grinnell College, B.A., 1974
• Cornell Law School, J.D., 1977

• Pennsylvania 1977
• New York 1982

• Rochester City Court Judge

• Rochester City Court Judge - 1/03 to present
• Senior Litigation Attorney, Greater Upstate Law Project, Rochester, NY - 2/89 to 12/02
• Managing Attorney, Buffalo, NY Office of Prisoners' Legal Services - 9/88 to 1/89 and 10/82 to 8/87
• Faculty of Law Instructor, SUNY at Buffalo School of Law and Jurisprudence, 9/87 to 7/88
• Law Clerk to Chief Judge John T. Curtin, U.S. District Court, WDNY, Buffalo, NY 10/81 to 9/82
• Pro Se Law Clerk for U.S. District Court, WDNY, Buffalo, NY, 3/80 to 9/81
• Staff Attorney, Pennsylvania Legal Services Center, Harrisburg, PA - 9/77 to 2/80