RE-ELECTION AS BEACON CITY COURT JUDGE
City Court Judge Incumbent to Run in 2021 Election
BEACON, NY (March 4, 2021) – Current Beacon City Court Judge, Honorable Timothy G. Pagones, today announced his bid for re-election to run as a candidate in the 2021 election.
“I’m honored to have worked alongside residents and families who share in my passion for this incredible community that I’ve had the pleasure of raising my own family in,” said Pagones. “During my time on the bench, I’ve done so with the highest level of ethical standards and I’m confident in my ability to continue supporting and protecting the rights of those who appear before me. I am excited to run for re-election and if given the opportunity, I look forward to fulfilling the role of Beacon’s city court judge with compassion, fairness, integrity and accountability.”
News Release
February 25, 2021
PHOENIX Governor Doug Ducey today announced the appointment of Stacy Krueger to the Coconino County Superior Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mark R. Moran.
In 2018, Coconino County voters opted to move from elections for judges on the Superior Court to merit selection where the Coconino County Trial Court Commission makes recommendations to the Governor for appointments to fill judicial vacancies. Stacy is the Governor’s first appointment to the Coconino County Superior Court through this new process.
“Stacy’s dedication and service to the Coconino County community is an asset to the bench,” said Governor Ducey. “I am pleased to announce Stacy’s appointment to the Coconino County Superior Court.”
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The pandemic has slowed programs in McLean County that help keep people out of prison and the county jail.
Michael Donavan, the county s court services director, said recovery court and drug court usually offer intensive therapy and other services, but they are not seeing as much use right now. Referrals have been down this year because of COVID, over a 40% reduction in the referral rate. A lot of it has to do with the court cases that had stalled for a number of months, said Donovan.
Donovan recently told the county board s Health Committee that counseling and other programs offered to drug and recovery court participants also are not as robust right now because they are not happening, or are online because of the pandemic.
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Benoit Jefferson was in a bad place, likely headed to a worse one. The 29-year-old veteran had a tough time adjusting to civilian life after serving in the Army for six years. He was arrested for aggravated DWI in June 2019 after rear-ending another driver at a stop sign and got another aggravated DWI three months later after an officer saw him speeding and drifting in his lane. Jefferson was a distinct threat to himself and others. Prison or worse were on the horizon.
No more. Today, Jefferson is sober and works full time as a nurse thanks to his desire to turn his life around – – and Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court’s Community Veterans Court. Jefferson was recently the program’s 100th graduate in a virtual ceremony. “I got to take a better look inside myself and deal with some things that I was just completely avoiding that I couldn’t overcome alone,” he says. “The progr