MONTICELLO, NY — Judge Frank LaBuda, who has served as a judge in Sullivan County Supreme Court since 1997, announced on April 1 that he will seek another term in office. According to his biography, LaBuda has “authored more than 175 published decisions that have provided ‘legal precedent’ for other trial judges on issues of evidence, trial procedure, criminal, and civil law.

“Judge LaBuda was appointed by the Chief Judge of New York to establish two specialized courts: Drug Court, which provides diversion programs to defendants with substance abuse issues, and VetTrack, which addresses the unique issues of defendants who are veterans.”

LaBuda has an ongoing interest in judicial systems of other countries, and he often travels abroad to observe them overseas and hosts events for jurists from other countries in New York through the U.S. State Department Rule of Law Program.

Before becoming a judge, LaBuda spent 10 years as a prosecutor and 20 years in private and public practice. He is also a veteran, and his service includes a tour of duty in the Persain Gulf War where he was a U.S. Army Major in Operation Desert Storm.

At this point, no one has announced a run against LaBuda.