MIDDLETOWN – Private practice attorney Theresa Cayton was named Tuesday as Middletown city court judge following the election of current Judge Richard Guertin as an Orange County Court judge.
Mayor Joseph DeStefano said he appointed Cayton following a vetting process conducted for him by former Judge William DeProspo.
DeStefano chose Cayton based on her qualifications and the fact that she is a woman.
“I believe we have had only one female judge in the city and that was going back to Judge Elaine Slobod many, many, many years ago and I felt it was important to also break that glass ceiling once again. It’s a 10-year term,” the mayor said.
Cayton assumes her role on the bench in January.
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