Legal Opinion
Dorfman v. Berman
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas J. McNamara, J.
In September 2000 the District Attorney in Albany County submitted his resignation effective September 19, 2000. Public Officers Law § 42 (1) provides that if a vacancy occurs before September 20 in an office authorized to be filled at a general election the office shall be filled at the next general election. The resignation of a District Attorney creates a vacancy in that office (Public Officers Law § 30) and the office is to be filled at a *417general election (NY Const, art XIII, § 13 [a]). Plaintiff, an attorney duly licensed to practice law in this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Community Board 7 v. SchafferNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- City of New York v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- MATTER OF DAVIS v. Bd. of ElectionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Cox v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Dillon v. ShafferNew York Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Barron v. Board of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Matter of Moody v. New York State Bd. of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- McMahon v. Oswego County Board of ElectionsNew York Supreme Court · 2012