Editor,

One of the beauties of our Chenango County is its size. Since we are small we only get one County Judge. Therefore our “County Court” Judge presides over all three courts. County/Criminal, Family, Surrogate. I equate it to electing three judges, but one person and one vote.

Back in February, when this all started, I had concerns about both candidates. I had these concerns because I know and dealt with them both as lawyers and in the community. Yes, I’ve been in courtroom when both are doing their jobs, I’ve seen them in action. I can state some good and bad about either, so I set out to find out who should I vote for. Here are my thoughts and findings.

Work experience. Where better to find working experience than the phone book? I found only one candidate listed out of the three. As the DA, Mr. McBride does not even currently practice in two of the three courts he’s running for. He touts his 13 years experience, 10 years ago. People, Family court has changed a whole lot in 10 years. And he had one case in his entire Chenango County career in Surrogate court.