	{"id":2114,"date":"2013-11-15T09:08:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T14:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2013-11-15T15:14:30","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:14:30","slug":"a-panel-discussion-with-albany-county-district-attorney-david-soares-j-d-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/2013\/11\/15\/a-panel-discussion-with-albany-county-district-attorney-david-soares-j-d-4\/","title":{"rendered":"A Panel Discussion with Albany County District Attorney David Soares, J.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h1 style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">A Panel Discussion with Albany County District Attorney David Soares, J.D.<\/h1>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\" style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\" style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Thursday, November 21, 2013<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Sarazen Student Union &#8211; Molinari Room<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4:15PM<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14pt;\">Program<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">Opening Remarks<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">Leonard M. Cutler, Ph.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Chair, Political Science Department<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">Moderator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">Mara Afzali \u201914<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">President, Pre-Law Society<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Moot Court\/Mock Trial Co-Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">Guests<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">David Soares, J.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">District Attorney<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Albany County, New York<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">The Honorable Patrick Monserrate<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Distinguished Jurist in Residence<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">Topic<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cLaw and Justice\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Sponsored by:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">The Center for the Study of Government and Politics, The Political<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Science Society and The Pre-Law Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 14pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua; font-weight: bold;\">David Soares, J.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">District Attorney<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Albany County, New York<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Mr. David Soares received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Cornell University in 1996.\u00a0 He then went on to complete his Juris Doctor from\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">Albany Law School.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">Mr. Soares joined the Office of the Albany County District\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">Attorney in 1999 as an Assistant District Attorney, were he was assigned to the Albany City Criminal Court.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">He was elected District Attorney of Albany County, New York in 2004 and is currently serving his third term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">As District Attorney, Mr. Soares represents the People of the State of New York in seventeen Municipal Courts throughout Albany County and oversees an office of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">Assistant District Attorneys, Criminal Investigators, Crime Victim Advocates and the Community Justice Outreach Center that ensures offenders are held accountable for their actions and victims of crime receive justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; font-family: Perpetua; color: #000500; font-weight: bold;\">The\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; font-family: Perpetua; color: #000500; font-weight: bold;\">Honorable<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; font-family: Perpetua; color: #000500; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0Patrick Monserrate<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px; font-family: Perpetua; color: #000500;\">Siena College Distinguished Jurist in Residence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Judge Monserrate brings to our Siena community a thirty year career of dedicated\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">public service. He is a retired Supreme Court Justice of New York (1990-2003), as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">well as a Town Attorney (Binghamton), City Court Judge (Binghamton), District\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">Attorney (Broome County), and Administrative Judge (Sixth District).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Perpetua;\">Judge Monserrate received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">and graduated from Albany Law School in 1960. He has taught at Binghamton\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Perpetua; font-size: 11pt;\">University, Broome County Community College, Broome County Law Enforcement Academy, New York State Town and Village Justice Training Program and the New York State Judicial Seminar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A Panel Discussion with Albany County District Attorney David Soares, J.D. \u00a0 Thursday, November 21, 2013 Sarazen Student Union &#8211; Molinari Room \u00a0 4:15PM \u00a0 \u00a0Program \u00a0 Opening Remarks Leonard M. Cutler, Ph.D. Chair, Political Science Department \u00a0 Moderator Mara Afzali \u201914 President, Pre-Law Society Moot Court\/Mock Trial Co-Captain \u00a0 \u00a0 Guests \u00a0 David &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/2013\/11\/15\/a-panel-discussion-with-albany-county-district-attorney-david-soares-j-d-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Panel Discussion with Albany County District Attorney David Soares, J.D.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10112,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-2114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-sent"],"views":89,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydigest.siena.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}