Peter Vallone Jr. | |
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Judge of the New York Court of Claims | |
Assumed office June 19, 2017 | |
Judge of the New York City Civil Court for Queens 3rd Municipal Court District | |
In office January 1,2016 –June 19,2017 | |
Preceded by | Anna Culley |
Succeeded by | Tracy Catapano-Fox |
Member of the New York City Council from the 22nd district | |
In office January 1,2002 –December 31,2013 | |
Preceded by | Peter Vallone Sr. |
Succeeded by | Costa Constantinides |
Constituency | Queens:Astoria,Long Island City |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Fortunate Vallone Jr. March 23,1961 New York City,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Peter Vallone Sr. (father),Charles J. Vallone (grandfather),Paul Vallone (brother) |
Residence(s) | Astoria,Queens,United States |
Alma mater | Fordham University Fordham University School of Law |
Occupation | lawyer |
Peter Fortunate Vallone Jr. (born March 23,1961) is an American judge and lawyer.
Vallone was a member of the New York City Council representing the 22nd district,encompassing Astoria,Queens and the surrounding communities,from 2002 to 2013. Vallone served as Chair of the Council's Public Safety Committee.
Vallone is the son of former New York City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. [1] He is also a grandson of Judge Charles J. Vallone of the Queens County Civil Court. [2] He is the brother of former New York City Councilman Paul Vallone. [1]
Vallone graduated from Fordham University in 1983 and from Fordham University School of Law in 1986. [3] [4]
Before being elected to the City Council,Vallone worked as an Assistant to the Manhattan District Attorney for six years. [5]
Vallone served on the New York City Council from 2002 to 2013. [6] He chaired the Council's Public Safety Committee. [7] His notable legislation included several anti-graffiti bills. [8] [9]
Vallone opposes water fluoridation in New York. [10] In April 2009,Vallone supported a proposed ban on pit bulls,Dobermans,Rottweilers,and other dogs weighing more than 25 lbs. in NYC public housing. [11]
In 2013,Vallone ran for Queens borough president. He was defeated by Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary. [6] In 2018,Vallone was fined for campaign finance violations in connection with his 2013 campaign for Queens borough president. [6]
Following his stint on the City Council,Vallone took a job in the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Vallone served the Cuomo administration as a special assistant to the corrections commissioner. [7]
Vallone was nominated to be a New York City Civil Court judge in Queens in May 2015, [12] was elected to the post in November 2015, [13] and was sworn in January 2016. [14] Vallone served as a judge of the same court on which his grandfather,Judge Charles J. Vallone,served. [2] Vallone was designated to serve as an acting justice of the Supreme Court,Queens County,Criminal Term in 2017. He was also appointed to the New York Court of Claims by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017. [15]
In 2010,Vallone was invited to play against the Chinese National Ping-Pong team on ABC's Wide World of Sports. [16] He is a professional musician,playing four instruments. [17]
Vallone and his former wife,Kristen Anne Canberg,had two daughters,Catherine (Casey) and Caroline. [18] His brother,Paul Vallone,was elected to the City Council in the 19th district in 2013. [19]
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In the past four years, Mr. Vallone has written three anti-graffiti bills, including one that made it illegal for anyone under 21 to possess spray paint or broad-tipped markers, and lent his support to several others. He has publicly reprimanded corporations like Sony and Time Inc. for using graffiti in their advertising, and last summer, when the urban clothing designer Marc Ecko wanted to hold a street fair in Chelsea to celebrate graffiti artists, the councilman tried, unsuccessfully, to revoke the permit.
The Bloomberg administration supported the legislation, which was championed primarily by Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr., the chairman of the Public Safety Committee, only after the Council agreed to a long grace period.
"Finally someone is realizing that these potentially dangerous animals have no place in a confined urban space"