State Court To Decide Dispute Over Peekskill City Judge Appointment

The Peekskill Common Council was set to approve Reginald Johnson as the new Peekskill city judge, replacing William Maher, who has served for more than 25 years and whose 10-year term expires Dec. 31. But Maher has gone to court claiming that the outgoing council had no authority to appoint a new judge and the new common council, inaugurated Jan.

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