NORWICH – Diane DiStefano will announce her bid for Chenango County Court Justice at noon today in East Park in Norwich. DiStefano will be joined by Patrick McNeil, Chairman of the Chenango County Democratic Party.

“I am looking forward to beginning the conversation with the people of Chenango County as we kick off this campaign,” said DiStefano. “We need a tough and decisive leader on the bench and I believe I am the candidate with the experience to be that leader.”

DiStefano, a partner at the Norwich law office Vitanza, DiStefano and Dean, has previously served as the Guilford Town Justice. She is a graduate of Albany Law School and the State University of New York at Binghamton.