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Western NY Lawmaker Poised for Move to State Supreme Court

Assemblyman Michael J. Norris, R-Lockport, said on Thursday that he's accepted nominations for state Supreme Court justice of the 8th Judicial District by Republican, Democratic and Conservative parties in the Nov. 5 general election.

August 15, 2024 at 05:32 PM

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Judges

Brian Lee
Litigation Reporter

What You Need to Know

In uncontested race, WNY GOP legislator Michael Norris abandoning reelection bid to accept cross-nomination for state Supreme Court.
Nearby 7th Judicial District has a four-way race for two seats on the trial court.
There are very few vacancies for state Supreme Court upstate.

A cross-endorsed Republican member of the New York Legislature is poised to claim one of the few openings upstate on the Empire State's trial court bench.

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