Gregory Bischoff said he felt a sense of duty to serve as a town judge in Rensselaerville following the death of Judge Ronald Bates. Bischoff had served as town judge before, from 2012 to 2016.
Disgraced Guilderland judge Richard Sherwood pleaded guilty on Monday to felony larceny charges for plundering family trusts that had been in his care as a private attorney.
The position was decided several months ago when Bates, a Democrat and deputy sheriff, was endorsed by all four parties. Sitting Judge Timothy Miller, a Democrat, didn’t run for another term.
BERNE — Early in his career as a town justice, Democrat Albert Raymond was encouraged to take more than the 12 hours of required courses each year of his first term.
