David Egan (judge)

Egan graduated from Spencerport High School in 1957. He then attended the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he competed on the wrestling team. Egan took a break from college to serve in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and afterwards returned to RIT. During his senior year, he was the wrestling team captain, won a silver medal at Niagara District AAU Olympic Freestyle Tournament and was awarded Outstanding Wrestler of the Year at RIT. Egan earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business in 1962. In 2001, Egan was inducted into the Rochester Institute of Technology Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|website=Hall of Fame|publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology|title=Hon. David Egan Class of 1962|date=2024|url=https://ritathletics.com/hof_rit.aspx?hof=118&path=&kiosk=}} Egan earned a Juris Doctor from the Albany Law School.

Following law school, Egan worked as a lawyer in private practice for 16 years. In 1976, Egan ran for election as the Republican Party and Conservative Party nominee for New York's 133rd State Assembly district.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/137226056/?terms=%22David%20Egan%22%20lawyer&match=1|title=Republican Labels Opponent 'Liberal'|page=B1|first=Paul|last=Musto|date=October 18, 1976|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle}} Egan lost to the incumbent Democrat.{{cite news|first=Paula|last=Musto|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|date=November 3, 1976|page=3A|title=Virgilio beats Egan, retains Assembly post|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/136993133/?terms=%22David%20Egan%22%20virgilio&match=1}} In 1980, Egan was elected as a municipal judge in Gates, New York and served from 1980 to 1983. In 1983, he was elected to the Monroe County Court and served until 2000.{{cite news|title=Judge Egan Set to Retire|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/137208074/?terms=%22David%20Egan%22%20judge&match=1|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=March 24, 2011|page=1B}} He retired from the bench on April 2, 2011, after 31 years.{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Record|url=https://nydailyrecord.com/2011/03/28/justice-egan-to-retire-from-supreme-court/|first=Denise M.|last=Champagne|title=Judge Egan to retire from Supreme court|date=March 28, 2011}} Egan was appointed to the state Supreme Court by Governor George Pataki in 2000.{{cite news|title=State Supreme Court: David D. Egan|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 25, 2000|page=18A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/136426573/?terms=%22David%20Egan%22%20judge&match=1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/278679301/?terms=%22David%20Egan%22%20judge&match=1|date=June 2, 2000|title=New Judges District includes Steuben, Yates|newspaper=Star-Gazette|page=4C}}{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Caputo|title=Two Judges, One Lawyer Interview for Supreme Court|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=March 16, 2000|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/136485649/?terms=%22David%20Egan%22%20judge&match=1}} He retired from the bench on April 2, 2011, after 31 years.{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Record|url=https://nydailyrecord.com/2011/03/28/justice-egan-to-retire-from-supreme-court/|first=Denise M.|last=Champagne|title=Judge Egan to retire from Supreme court|date=March 28, 2011}}

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