LaBuda
MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Court and Surrogate Judge Frank LaBuda
is going to seek re-election this November and he will formally make the
announcement on Friday, April 1 in the lobby of the County Government
Center in Monticello.
LaBuda has been a county court judge since 1997. He has also been appointed
by the chief judge of New York to the county Drug Court, which provides
diversion programs to defendants with substance abuse issues, and VetTrack,
which addresses the issues of defendants who are veterans.
Prior to being elected to the bench, he spent over 20 years in private
and public practice, including 10 years as a prosecutor, where he served
as chief assistant Sullivan County District Attorney.
LaBuda served as a captain in the US Army from 1975 to 1978 and then voluntarily
returned to active duty during the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, where he
served as an Army major in Operation Desert Storm, engaged in field operations
and logistics in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
