John T. Buckley
Presiding Justice
27 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(212) 340-0438 (t)
(212) 340-0546 (f)
Personal — John T. Buckley
was born in 1936 and is a Republican. He began service as a Justice of the
Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 1999. He was appointed by
Governor George E. Pataki.
Judicial Positions — Justice Buckley has sat as a Justice of the New York
State Supreme Court, 5th Judicial District, from 1995 to the present. He was an
Oneida County Court Judge from 1980 to 1994.
Government Positions — Justice Buckley was a Member of the New York State
Assembly (116th A.D. Oneida County) from 1967 to 1979.
Military Service — He served as a Captain in the JAGC, United States Army
Reseve, from 1961 to 1969.
Legal Practice — Justice Buckley practiced law for the firm of Buckley &
Scholl in Utica, NY from 1968 to 1979. He also practiced for the firm of Kernan
& Kernan in Utica, NY from 1962 to 1967.
Education — He graduated from Albany Law School with his law degree in
1961 and received his BS from Georgetown University in 1958.
Memberships — Justice Buckley is a member of the: American Bar
Association; Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New
York; District of Columbia Bar Association; Florida Bar Association; New York
State Bar Association; Oneida County Bar Association.
Staff — Justice Buckley's Law Clerk is Michael Bagge who received his BA
from Tufts in 1973 and his JD from Tulane in 1976. Michael Bagge's telephone
number is (315) 798-5858. His fax number is (315) 798-6482.
Joan B. Uhlig is Justice Buckley's secretary and received her BS from Suny Utica
in 1976. Her telephone number is (315) 798-5858. Her fax number is (315)
798-6482.
Links of Interest — “GOVERNOR DESIGNATES JUSTICE BUCKLEY AS PRESIDING
JUSTICE” -
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year03/march11_3_03.htm
“Appeals Court Overturns Eviction for Dog” -
http://www.tenant.net/Tengroup/Metcounc/Jan02/dogeviction.html