Donohoo and Motil
Chief Judge William Mudge announced Friday that the circuit judges of the Third Judicial Circuit selected Angela P. Donohoo and Ronald S. Motil to fill two associate judge vacancies.
“Angela Donohoo and Ron Motil bring a great deal of experience and professionalism to our bench,” Mudge stated in a press release. “They are great additions to the Third Judicial Circuit, and join an outstanding group of men and women who impartially and fairly administer justice for the people of Madison and Bond Counties. My colleagues and I look forward to working with both of them.”
Associate judges are picked by the circuit s elected judges. In the Third Judicial Circuit where there are nine elected circuit judge seats, applicants must receive at least five votes, otherwise balloting goes to a subsequent round. Currently there are only eight seated circuit judges due to the retirement of circuit judge Richard Tognarelli earlier this month.
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Leslie A. WoodGibbons and Wood, both Democrats, previously ran for circuit judge in the November general election but lost to Republicans Stephen Stobbs and Amy Maher.
Prior to his run for circuit judge, Gibbons served as Madison County State’s Attorney for two terms. During his tenure as state s attorney, Gibbons initiated an opioid claim on behalf of Madison County residents and secured sentences for those convicted of violent crimes. He also faced criticism for initiating a task force that carried out several raids at the County Administration Building. No charges were filed as a result of those raids.
Madison County Circuit Judge Kyle Napp has been appointed Chief Criminal Judge, filling the role previously held by Circuit Judge Richard Tognarelli who retired Jan. 4.
Napp is the first woman to hold the position of Chief Criminal Judge in the Third Judicial Circuit and was appointed to the role on Dec. 1. The Third Judicial Circuit includes Bond and Madison Counties.
Napp said she is honored to join the ranks of former Chief Circuit Judge Ann Callis, who was also the first female to hold her position.
Napp said she is “really excited about the opportunity” to follow in the footsteps of former Chief Criminal Judge Charles Romani. She also considered former judge Larry Keshner a role model in her career.
Dangerous road conditions are expected Wednesday night into Thursday
A travel advisory and truck ban will be in effect for state highways between 9 PM Wednesday to 9 AM Thursday. Author: Rachel Piscitelli Updated: 7:55 PM EST December 16, 2020
CONNECTICUT, USA Dangerous road conditions are expected Wednesday night into Thursday with snow blanketing the roads making it difficult to travel. Barry Julian from the Department of Transportation explained, At the rate that the snow is supposed to fall it’s going to be very hard for us to maintain that through the hours when it’s snowing like that. We can’t keep up with that, with 3 inches an hour it’s very hard”