Anthony J. Carpinello is a former justice of the New York State Supreme Court and of the Appellate Division, Third Department. Carpinello received a bachelor's degree from Union University in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1973. He practiced law from 1974 to 1994 with the law firm of Muffson, Hessberg & Blumberg, later known as Hiscock & Barclay. During this period, he also served in various public service capacities, including Councilman for the Town of East Greenbush from 1975 to 1981, as a Rensselaer County legislator from 1982 to 1989, and as East Greenbush Town Justice from 1993 to 1994. In November 1994, Carpinello was elected as a Republican to a 14-year term as a justice of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial District. He served as a trial judge in until 1996, when Governor George Pataki promoted him to the Appellate Division, Third Department, which hears appeals from all trial-level courts in 28 counties of Upstate New York. In November 2008, Carpinello was defeated in his race for reelection. Carpinello serves as a mediator with JAMS. Since 2006, he has also served as Chair of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. Carpinello is married to Sharon E. Kelly, a mental health official, Their son is actor James Carpinello. External links https://web.archive.org/web/20080513235144/http://www.nycourts.gov/ad3/CarpinelloBios.html #judicial biography# http://www.jamsadr.com/carpinello/ #JAMS biography page) Living people New York Supreme Court Justices New York (state) Republicans Year of birth missing (living people)