Welcome!

Thank you for your support of my run for New York State Supreme Court in the November 2010 election. My extensive experience has made me a uniquely qualified candidate to be a "Fair but Firm" Supreme Court Judge in the Eighth Judicial District. I am a "law and order" candidate with the experience and skills necessary to make an outstanding Supreme Court Judge. The following are highlights of my qualifications for the Supreme Court:

  • Judge in the Village of Williamsville since 2003 - over all civil and criminal matters
  • Endorsed by the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association
  • Endorsed by the Amherst Police Club
  • Acting Judge in the City of Buffalo since 2005 - over all civil and criminal matters
  • Trial Lawyer with Robshaw & Associates, P.C. from 1993 - Present
  • Rated "Well-Qualified" by the Niagara County Bar
  • Rated "Qualified" by the Minority Bar Association
  • Rated "Qualified" by the Erie County Bar Association
  • Rated "Well Qualified" by the Erie County Minority Bar Committee
  • Received the rating of "Qualified" by the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission to be a Supreme Court Judge, and also rated "Qualified" by the Erie County Bar Association to be a Supreme Court Judge.
  • Rated "Highly-Qualified" by the Women's Bar Association, Western New York Chapter. The Women's Bar rated me "Very Good in Judicial Temperament, Very Good in Reasoning Ability and Communication Skills, Very Good in Legal Experience and Background, and Very Good in Sensitivity to Women's Issues"
  • Founder of the Williamsville Court Community Service Program
  • Award recipient of Business First "Forty Under 40" Award, and Who's Who of American Colleges and Universities
  • Extensive civil and criminal litigation experience in nearly every court in the 8th Judicial District
  • Chairman of the Erie County Bar Practice and Procedure Committee
  • President of the Amherst Library Board
  • Chairman of the Williamsville Parks Committee
  • Member of the New York State Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association, Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, New York State Defenders Society, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Town & Village Court Advisory Committee
  • Active volunteer for the Western New York Mock Trial Competition, Leukemia Society of America, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  • Lifelong Resident of Western New York
  • Loving husband and father of four children

Here are a few letters of endorsement noted above.

I hope I have earned your vote in the November 2010 election. Thank you for your consideration and support.

Very truly yours,

Honorable Jeffrey F. Voelkl