Judge Ukeiley Endorsed by Independence Party

EAST SETAUKET, N.Y.– On Monday, June 30, 2014, Suffolk County District Court/Acting County Court Judge Stephen Ukeiley received the endorsement of the Independence Party of New York.

“I am honored to have this endorsement,” Ukeiley said. “I am grateful to State and County Chairman Frank MacKay, Brookhaven Town Chair David Shelton and the screening committee for their support of my re-election.”

Among Judge Ukeiley’s accomplishments since taking the bench in 2009 are:

Presiding Judge of Suffolk County’s Human Trafficking Court, which is addressing the scourge of sexual exploitation of women and young girls as well as forced labor in Suffolk County. There are only 11 such courts in New York State;

Presiding over more than 60,000 criminal and civil cases to completion;

Touring New York State to educate over 2,000 judges on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their courtrooms;

Serving as an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law Center and the New York Institute of Technology.

On Friday, August 1, 2014, the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission determined that District Court/Acting County Judge Stephen Ukeiley is “Highly Qualified’ for election as Judge of the District Court.” The Commission stated that “voters will have greater confidence in the judicial election process if they know that judicial candidates were screened by independent screening panels and found to possess the qualities necessary for effective judicial performance.”

The Independence Party is the largest third party political organization in the nation. It has more than 42,000 members in Suffolk County and over 14,500 members in the Town of Brookhaven.

The Independence party primary in the Town of Brookhaven is Tuesday, September 9, 2014.

To learn more about Judge Ukeiley, his accomplishments and his qualifications for the bench, please visit:

http://www.reelectjudgeukeiley.com

(Judge Ukeiley, pictured above with the Women Economic Developers of Long Island, June 11, 2014, after swearing in their Board of Directors.)