Town Justice Kathleen F. Mullaly, who lost her endorsement from the Republican Nomination Committee, will be running against newcomer James E. Maley Jr. in the hopes of being re-elected for a second term.

Kathleen Mullaly, 53, is running on the Independence line. A retired investigative social worker with Monroe County and a retired nurse, Mullaly was appointed to the bench in 1997. She has earned multiple degrees including a bachelor's degree in Social Work and a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at SUNY Brockport, and has also completed post graduate work at the New York State Academy of Fire and Science and Syracuse University. She also attended Judicial School in Clay New York.

If re-elected, Mullaly plans to breathe life back into a program that she helped develop along with some Parma social workers, which focuses on getting young men and women back on the right path. The program is designed for individuals age 16-21 who are first-time offenders. It offers them time with social workers to work on areas such as anger management and human sexuality.

Mullaly said she was surprised by the committee's decision to not endorse her. She was asked to fill in for Judge James Connelly who left during his term, while the committee looked for a replacement. During that approximately three month period, Mullaly was covering both caseloads.

"I took that as a confirmation of their faith in me," Mullaly said. Mullaly said she feels that the committee's opinion changed as a result of her ordering a Parma man charged with sexually abusing a child to undergo a temporary chemical castration. "They asked me if I was kidding and questioned my judgment," Mullaly said, adding that she felt the punishment was well thought out. "My goal was to allow this man to not be in jail Monday through Friday so that he could work to support his wife, and therefore wouldn't be a burden to the taxpayers." Part of the ruling required the man to serve jail time on the weekends.

Mullaly said the procedure requires a once a week injection of Lupron, a drug that causes impotency and suppresses sexual desires.

Mullaly said she favors creative sentencing with a focus on justice being served. "Every single person's case, including a traffic violation, gets individual attention from me," Mullaly said, and nobody gets preferential treatment. "I refuse to take orders from politicians," Mullaly said. "I will not allow politics into my courtroom."

James E. Maley, Jr., 51, is making his first try for elected public office. He retired as a sergeant from the Irondequoit Police Department around 1994 after 20 years with the agency. For the past six years he has been an assistant professor in the Law and Criminal Justice Department at Monroe Community College.

"I've gained a great deal of perspective learning from people of all ages at the college," Maley said. He's also done a lot of learning as a student. Maley has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College, a master's degree in Business Administration from St. Bonaventure University, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Maley sees the role of town justice as a way to give back to Parma. "It is an opportunity for me to serve my community in a way that I am qualified to do," Maley said.

Maley said he would anticipate his style to focus on people being accountable for their actions.

"I like to be firm with the people in front of me, but fair," Maley said. "I don't like plea bargaining." Maley said part of holding people accountable is trying to get them the help that they need to correct their problems. He said drugs and alcohol play a big role in crime, and therefore, part of the sentencing should require treatment.

"Some of the better judges I've seen have been able to use their power to get people into programs," Maley said. "It is important that above all we focus on justice in the justice system."
Maley's name will appear on the GOP and Conservative lines.

Also Republican Michael Sciortino, 26, is unopposed in his bid to complete the remaining two years of an unexpired term of former Town Justice James Connelly.

Sciortino, who graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School, also graduated from Albany Law School of Union University last year. He was hired last September as an associate with the Rochester law firm of Chamberlain, D'Amanda, Oppenheimer and Greenfield.

Now 10 months into the position, Sciortino said the experience has been beyond his expectations.

"It has been absolutely incredible both professionally and personally," said Sciortino, adding that he has particularly enjoyed working with young adults to help get their lives back together.

"I try to get them to accept that they have made a mistake, and then contribute to their families and their community," said Sciortino.