I had the honor last weekend of being invited to the Eastville Community Historical Society’s celebration of the work of Kathleen Tucker. It was an honor to be included and I found the event, the participants, and the honoree all inspiring.
The best way that I can think of to pay my own tribute to Kathy Tucker is to follow her wisdom. Kathy referenced an article in Dan’s Papers about her volunteer work at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center where the Editor wrote, “a lot of people see something that needs to be done, but Kathy Tucker goes and does it.” When Ms. Tucker spoke, she graciously underplayed her own contributions, but encouraged us all to “do something” to help our community.
I want to “do something.” That’s why I am running for Town Justice. I see our court underserving our community. As I have written before, I have substantive ideas to help improve the service our court provides to our community so it can be valuable resource to our community, and in my opinion, it needs to be. I am committed to change and I have the energy to see it through. I have administrative ideas to help our court handle its heavy caseload.
I know these ideas will work because I have been a part of making them work in courts in over 19 different jurisdictions before countless different judges starting with when I was an intern for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, through my years as a prosecuting attorney and East Hampton Deputy Town Attorney, and recently in private practice in East Hampton. I have spent my career working as a trial attorney and from this I have developed a thorough understanding of the best practices and methods to administer justice for our residents. If given the chance know I can make this court work better for the people it serves.
It was an honor to be a part of Kathy Tucker’s celebration. I encourage you to read more about Kathy and the wonderful people who give so much to maintain the Eastville Community Historical Society. They need your help.
In conclusion, I want to "do something" great for East Hampton by making our
Justice Court a better resource that serves the community. I want to build a better, more efficient Town Court, and my promise that, if I am elected, should you ever need to enter there, you will be met by a fair, efficient, and compassionate Judge.
