Orangetown appoints former judge to its law office
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- May
- 31
A former county court judge that was appointed by Gov. George Pataki last year and later defeated at the polls, will start a new gig with Orangetown next week.
The Town Board this week appointed Barbara Gionta a deputy town attorney. She will start June 5.
The job includes an annual salary of $39,199 and is considered part-time.
Gionta replaces Patrick Loftus, a lawyer who specializes in real estate, banking, land use and trusts law.
Loftus resigned effective May 25. He was unanimously appointed about a year ago after a long disagreement among some board members about whether the town would be better served by a land use or labor relations lawyer. The board went with a land use lawyer because most of its labor issues are contracted out.
Gionta, a Republican from Pearl River was also unanimously appointed by the board. A native of the hamlet, she started her career as a prosecutor with the county and was later promoted as an assistant district attorney for domestic violence. She was also a partner at her own firm.
In addition to two town attorneys, the town’s law office has five part-time deputy attorneys.
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on Thursday, May 31st, 2007 at 3:11 pm by Gerald McKinstry. 
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