KENNETT SQUARE â Dan Maisano, a Chester County Magisterial District Judge for 22 years, and a senior Magisterial District Judge, has died. He was 68.
He oversaw the court from his Kennett Square building and presided over more than 5,000 cases per year. He handled preliminary hearings on all criminal matters, civil cases up to $12,000, all landlord tenant matters and all traffic and non-traffic matters.
Chester County Common Pleas Court Judge Bret Binder said he found Maisano to be encouraging, helpful and knowledgeable.
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âHe had a passion for the law, and a passion for helping people,â Binder said. âHe was a great resource for the community and he always had a smile on his face. He was working up until a few weeks ago.â
Ithaca Journal
Ithaca attorney Elizabeth Aherne announced her candidacy for the New York State Supreme Court Sixth Judicial District election that will take place next fall.
The Sixth Judicial District encompasses all of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties.
The vacancy in this office will be created by the pending retirement of Tompkins County-based State Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Mulvey. Like Mulvey, Aherne is a Republican.
For the past 12 years, Aherne has owned and operated her own private law practice in Ithaca, New York. She handles cases involving a wide range of law including custody, divorce, wills, trusts and estates, business, real property, and personal injury law.