GOP JUDGES JUDICIAL CANDIDATES; COUNTY REPUBLICANS MUST DECIDE AMONG INCUMBENTS, CHALLENGERS FOR 3 POSITIONS.(Local)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: April 4, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Charles McChesney Staff writer

Oswego County Republicans have begun judging who'll sit on the bench for the next 10 years.

Three judgeships are up for election this fall: County Court, Surrogate Court and Family Court.

The current judges in each spot are running for re-election and each one faces at least one challenger.

County Court Judge Walter Hafner Jr., first elected in 1998, is challenged by Bob Genant, a lawyer in general ...