David Foley
MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County’s top prosecutor wants to be the next county court judge.
District Attorney David Foley is announcing his intention to run for Chautauqua County Court Judge, following the announcement last week that current County Court Judge John Ward would be retiring at the end of this month.
In a phone call to WRFA on Monday, Foley confirmed that he would be running for election this November to fill out the remainder of the current ten-year term, which expires at the end of 2022.
Foley is a third generation attorney in Chautauqua County and has been practicing law in New York since 1993, when he began working for his family’s firm Foley, Foley and Passafaro. In 1995 he was hired as an assistant district attorney and ten years later, he was appointed by Gov. Pataki as Chautauqua County DA, to fill the vacancy left by then District Attorney James Subjack. Later that year he was elected to the office, and has been reelected two more times – being cross endorsed by both major parties as well as the Conservative and Independence parties.
So far, Foley is the only person to announce his intention to run for County Judge. If he is elected in November, Gov. Cuomo will then appoint a replacement to serve as DA until a special election can be held, most likely in November 2016.
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