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Hon. W. Dennis Duggan

Albany County Family Court
30 Clinton Avenue
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 285-8681

Judicial Offices

Judge, Family Court, Albany County, Elected, 2004 to 2013 

Other Professional Experience

Department of Economic Development, City of Albany, General Counsel, 1992 to 1994

City of Albany, Exec Deputy Corporation Counsel, 1986 to 1988

Private Practice, 1978 to 1994

City of Albany, Assistant Corporation Counsel,Chief Labor Counsel & Negotiator, 1978 to 1986

Albany County Judge, Confidential Law Clerk, 1976 to 1978

City of Albany Corporation Counsel, Law Clerk, 1974 to 1976

Albany County Public Defender's Office, Law Clerk, 1973 to 1974

 

Admission to
the Bar

NYS, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1977

United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1977

United States Supreme Court, 1980

United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit Court, 1982 

Education

J.D., Albany School of Law of Union University, 1976

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1971

 

Publications

re-LOCATION-reLOCATION-reLOCATION, When the Kid Goes to Vegas, The Kid Stays in Vegas, Albany County Bar Association Newsletter, April 2006

The Sky (Is) (Is Not) Falling: Crawford v. Washington and the New Law of Confrontational Hearing, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review, Spring 2005

The Response of the German Judiciary to the Holocaust, 1933-1945, Jewish War Veterans, April 2003

So What's a Grandparent to Do?, NYSBA Family Law Review, Spring 2000

Helpful Practice Hints: Court Preparation, NYS Bar Journal, November, 1996

Handling Domestic Vilence Cases in Family Court, May, 1997

Courting Trouble, Albany Times Union, March 2, 1997

Electronic Recording in Family Court, March 6, 1997

Getting Through the First Year, New Judges School, 1991-2002

Courting Hope, Albany Times Union, October, 1999

Family Court Case Load Study, October, 1997

Case Management in Family Court, July, 1997 

Professional &
Civic Activities

President, New York State Family Court Judges Association, 2004 to present

Member, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (Board of Trustees)

Member, American Judges Association

Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Member, American Judicature Society

Faculty Member, National Judicial College, AFCC and NCJFCJ

Frequent Lecturer, Albany Law School, Albany County Bar Association, NYS Bar Association

Member, Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee

Graduate, National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Judicial Economics Institute

 

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