The Bar Association of Erie County has completed and issued its ratings for judicial candidates for Erie County Court and New York State Supreme Court for the Nov. 2 general election. Ratings include outstanding, well-qualified, qualified and not recommended. The rating are as follows:

New York State Supreme Court

•Kevin Dillon: outstanding

•Eugene Fahey: outstanding

•Mark Rodgers: well-qualified

•Deborah Chimes: qualified

•Mark Montour: qualified

•Henry Nowak: qualified

•Catherine Nugent Panepinto: qualified

•Jeffrey Voelkl: qualified

•Paul Wojtaszek: qualified

•Cheryl Green: not recommended

Erie County Court

•Kenneth Case: well-qualified

•James McLeod: qualified

 

Judicial candidates complete a written questionnaire and are rated on criteria including integrity, experience, professional ability, education, reputation, industry, temperament, fairness, statutory standards, attitude, punctuality and knowledge of the law - all of which are determined through a process that includes a personal interview with each candidate and interviews with lawyers and judges who have had interaction with the candidate.