Elma Bellini

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Elma Bellini
BornNovember 11, 1954
DiedMarch 4, 2018
OccupationAmerican judge (member of the New York Supreme Court, 2008-2018)
Spouse(s)Jim Stevenson
Parent(s)Philip and Patricia Bellini

Elma Ann Bellini (November 11, 1954 March 4, 2018) was an American judge who served on the New York Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the New York State Unified Court System. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction, although outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil jurisdiction, with most criminal matters handled in County Court.

Background

Bellini was born in South Fork, Pennsylvania on November 11, 1954. She graduated from Monroe Community College, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, and Syracuse University College of Law. Bellini served in the public defenders office.

South Fork, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

South Fork is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 928 at the 2010 census, down from 1,138 at the 2000 census.

Monroe Community College

Monroe Community College is a public community college in Monroe County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college has two campuses; the main campus in the town of Brighton, and the Downtown Campus in the City of Rochester. The college also has off-site learning at the Applied Technologies Center, Monroe County Public Safety Training Facility, and extension sites in East Rochester, Greece, Spencerport, Webster, and online.

The College at Brockport, State University of New York is a four-year liberal arts college in Brockport, Monroe County, New York, United States, near Rochester. A constituent college of the State University of New York, it has been ranked by U.S. News in the first tier of Master's-granting colleges in the Northeast region, and by Kiplinger's among the top 100 "Best Value" public colleges and universities in the United States as well as the worst university in NY for parking and commuter student accommodation. Among its faculty are several Fulbright scholars, three Distinguished Professors, and a winner of the 2007 Flannery O'Connor award for fiction.

She was elected as Monroe County, New York judge in 2000, and then served on the New York Supreme Court from 2008 until her death from cancer in 2018. Bellini was a Republican. She lived in Webster, New York, and had been married to her husband, Jim Stevenson, for 20 years at the time of her death. [1] [2] [3]

Monroe County, New York County in the United States

Monroe County is a county in the western portion of the state of New York, in the United States. The county is along Lake Ontario's southern shore. As of 2017, Monroe County's population was 747,642. Its county seat is the city of Rochester. The county is named after James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Monroe County is part of the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

Webster, New York Town in New York, United States

Webster is a town in the northeast corner of Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster. The population was 42,641 at the 2010 census. The town's motto is "Where Life Is Worth Living." The town contains a village also named Webster.

Notes

  1. 'Bellini tries to add DA position to accomplishments,' Rochester Democratic and Chronicle, October 19, 1999, pg. 4
  2. 'Supreme Court Justice Elma Bellini dies at 63,' Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Mary Chao/Gary Craig, March 4, 2018
  3. Elma Ann (Stevenson) Bellini-Obituary


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