Henry F. Zwack Explained

Henry F. Zwack
Office1:Acting New York Supreme Court Justice, 3rd Judicial District
Term Start1:December 2006
Term End1:present
Office2:Judge of the New York Court of Claims
Term Start2:2006
Term End2:2014
Appointed2:George Pataki
Term Start3:2014
Term End3:2023
Appointed3:Andrew Cuomo[1]
Office4:Rensselaer County Executive
Term Start4:May, 1995
Term End4:May 13, 2001
Predecessor4:John L. Buono
Successor4:Kathleen M. Jimino
Office5:Rensselaer County, New York Legislator
Term Start5:January 1, 1986
Term End5:December 31, 1994
Birth Date:5 December 1952
Birth Place:Bronx, New York
Party:Republican
Spouse:Laura Zwack
Children:3
Residence:Stephentown, New York
Alma Mater:Albany Law School

Henry F. Zwack (born December 5, 1952) is a lawyer and politician, most notable for having served as Rensselaer County, New York county executive and as an Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice.

Mr. Zwack is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, New York and the Albany Law School. He hails from Stephentown, New York, where his father started a sheet metal fabrication business in the 1970s.[2]

He began his political career in the Rensselaer County Legislature, eventually rising to Chairman. In 1995, he was first appointed by the county legislature and then elected to serve out the term of the departing Rensselaer County executive[3] and was reelected once before resigning to defend himself against corruption charges.[4] He was ultimately acquitted of all counts.[5]

Governor George Pataki subsequently appointed him Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and later as a Judge on the New York State Court of Claims in December, 2006. He has chambers in Troy, New York, and is assigned in Rensselaer, Columbia and Ulster Counties as an Acting Supreme Court Justice.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judicial Directory: Judge Bio. iapps.courts.state.ny.us. 2019-10-03.
  2. Web site: 2008-06-28 . For Rensselaer County Steel Fabricator, the Bigger the Better . . albany.bizjournals.com . 2002-05-10 . Matthew Phillips.
  3. News: Zwack Wins Rensselaer County Executive Race . . . 1995-11-08 . B1 .
  4. News: Besieged Zwack Quits . . . 2001-05-14 . B1.
  5. News: Zwack, 4 Others Acquitted . Michele Morgan Bolton . . . 2002-05-09 . B1 . 2008-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406005828/http://www.kindlon.com/articles/2003/5_09_03.htm . 2009-04-06.