Peter Vallone Jr.
{{Short description|American judge and lawyer}}
{{for|his father and former New York City Council Speaker|Peter Vallone Sr.}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Peter_F._Vallone_Jr..jpg
| width = 200px
| alt = Council Member Peter F. Vallone Jr.
| office = Judge of the New York Court of Claims
| term_start = June 19, 2017
| term_end =
| office1 = Judge of the New York City Civil Court
for Queens 3rd Municipal Court District
| term_start1 = January 1, 2016
| term_end1 = June 19, 2017
| predecessor1 = Anna Culley
| successor1 = Tracy Catapano-Fox
| office3 = Member of the New York City Council
from the 22nd district
| term_start3 = January 1, 2002
| term_end3 = December 31, 2013
| predecessor3 = Peter Vallone Sr.
| successor3 = Costa Constantinides
| constituency3 = Queens: Astoria, Long Island City
| birth_name = Peter Fortunate Vallone Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|23}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Lawyer
| relations = Peter Vallone Sr. (father), Charles J. Vallone (grandfather), Paul Vallone (brother)
| nationality = American
| party = Democratic
| residence = Astoria, Queens, United States
| alma_mater = Fordham University
Fordham University School of Law
| caption = Vallone in 2010
}}
Peter Fortunate Vallone Jr. (born March 23, 1961) is an American judge and lawyer.
Vallone was a member of the New York City Council representing the 22nd district, encompassing Astoria, Queens and the surrounding communities, from 2002 to 2013. Vallone served as Chair of the Council's Public Safety Committee.
Early life and education
Vallone is the son of former New York City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2015/05/former-councilman-peter-vallone-is-about-to-become-a-judge/|title=Former Councilman Peter Vallone Is About to Become a Judge|website=observer|date=May 22, 2015}} He is also a grandson of Judge Charles J. Vallone of the Queens County Civil Court. He is the brother of former New York City Councilman Paul Vallone.
Vallone graduated from Fordham University in 1983 and from Fordham University School of Law in 1986.{{cite web|last=College|first=Fordham|url=http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_r/alumni/|date=September 11, 2013|title=Fordham College at Rose Hill Notable Alumni}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.library.fordham.edu/digital/item/collection/newsMedia/id/14|title=Fordham University Libraries Digital Collections|website=www.library.fordham.edu}}
Career
Before being elected to the City Council, Vallone worked as an Assistant to the Manhattan District Attorney for six years.{{cite news|url=http://www.qgazette.com/news/2009-06-03/features/007.html|title=Vallone Voices Concern At Anticipated Police Patrol Cuts|accessdate=September 11, 2013|last=Toscano|first=John|work=Queens Gazette|date=June 3, 2009}}
Vallone served on the New York City Council from 2002 to 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/peter-vallone-jr-fined-for-13-campaign-violations/article_3cee3dfc-5d30-11e8-b542-b79d37f10d86.html|title=Peter Vallone Jr. fined for '13 campaign violations|date=May 21, 2018|website=Queens Chronicle}} He chaired the Council's Public Safety Committee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2014/03/peter-vallone-jr-joins-cuomo-administration-011588|title=Peter Vallone Jr. joins Cuomo administration |website=Politico|date=March 13, 2014|last=Paybarah |first=Azi}} His notable legislation included several anti-graffiti bills.{{cite news|title=The Man Who Hates Graffiti'|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/nyregion/thecity/12tagg.html?_r=0|last=Kurutz|first=Steven|date=November 12, 2006|accessdate=September 11, 2013|quote=In the past four years, Mr. Vallone has written three anti-graffiti bills, including one that made it illegal for anyone under 21 to possess spray paint or broad-tipped markers, and lent his support to several others. He has publicly reprimanded corporations like Sony and Time Inc. for using graffiti in their advertising, and last summer, when the urban clothing designer Marc Ecko wanted to hold a street fair in Chelsea to celebrate graffiti artists, the councilman tried, unsuccessfully, to revoke the permit.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/nyregion/01gates.html|title=Council Votes to Phase Out Roll-Down Security Gates|work=New York Times|date=November 30, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2013|last=Chan|first=Sewell|quote=The Bloomberg administration supported the legislation, which was championed primarily by Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr., the chairman of the Public Safety Committee, only after the Council agreed to a long grace period.}}
Vallone opposes water fluoridation in New York.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/01/01/2011-01-01_voice_of_the_people_for_january_1_2010.html#ixzz19tgG2xPF|work=New York Daily News|last=Vallone|first=Peter Jr.|title=Voice of the People for January 1, 2010|date=January 1, 2010|accessdate=September 11, 2013}} In April 2009, Vallone supported a proposed ban on pit bulls, Dobermans, Rottweilers, and other dogs weighing more than 25 lbs. in NYC public housing.{{cite news|title=Pit Bulls Booted From Public Housing|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pit-Bulls-Dobermans-Rottweilers-Booted-From-Public-Housing.html|publisher=nbcnewyork.com|quote="Finally someone is realizing that these potentially dangerous animals have no place in a confined urban space"|work=New York Daily News|first=Jim|last=Scott|date=April 29, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2013}}
In 2013, Vallone ran for Queens borough president. He was defeated by Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary. In 2018, Vallone was fined for campaign finance violations in connection with his 2013 campaign for Queens borough president.
Following his stint on the City Council, Vallone took a job in the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Vallone served the Cuomo administration as a special assistant to the corrections commissioner.
Vallone was nominated to be a New York City Civil Court judge in Queens in May 2015,{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2015/05/former-councilman-peter-vallone-is-about-to-become-a-judge/|title=Former Councilman Peter Vallone Is About to Become a Judge|website=The New York Observer |date=22 May 2015|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2016}} was elected to the post in November 2015,{{Cite web|url=https://qns.com/2015/11/peter-vallone-jr-elected-as-civil-court-judge/|title=Peter Vallone Jr elected as Civil Court judge – QNS.com|first=Bill|last=Parry|date=November 5, 2015|website=qns.com}} and was sworn in January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.qgazette.com/news/2016-01-13/Features/Vallone_Jr_Sworn_In_As_Civil_Court_Judge.html|title=Vallone Jr. Sworn In As Civil Court Judge - www.qgazette.com - Queens Gazette|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2016}} Vallone served as a judge of the same court on which his grandfather, Judge Charles J. Vallone, served.{{cite web |url=https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/charles-vallone-s-family-achieved-the-american-dream/article_6c368905-484c-5057-af51-dc26e0cd7fc6.html |title=Charles Vallone's Family Achieved the American Dream |last=Marzlock |first=Ron |date=September 30, 2021 |website=Queens Chronicle }} Vallone was designated to serve as an acting justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term in 2017. He was also appointed to the New York Court of Claims by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=mae5RromOY6zCXLHfxYNsQ==|title=Hon. Peter F. Vallone Jr.|website=iapps.courts.state.ny.us|access-date=February 1, 2024}}
Personal life
In 2010, Vallone was invited to play against the Chinese National Ping-Pong team on ABC's Wide World of Sports.{{cite news|url=http://queenscourier.com/2010/vallone-plays-ping-pong-for-charity-15548/|title=Vallone plays ping pong for charity|last=Lyman|first=Timothy|date=November 17, 2010|work=Queens Courrier|accessdate=September 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235920/http://queenscourier.com/2010/vallone-plays-ping-pong-for-charity-15548/|archivedate=September 11, 2014}} He is a professional musician, playing four instruments.{{cite news|url=http://www.qgazette.com/news/2013-07-24/Features/Vallone_Jams_With_Musicians_Making_A_Difference.html|title=Vallone Jams With Musicians Making A Difference |date=July 4, 2013|accessdate=September 11, 2013|first=Gustavo|last=Rodriguez|work=Queens Gazette}}
Vallone and his former wife, Kristen Anne Canberg, had two daughters, Catherine (Casey) and Caroline.{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-08-21/news/when-a-house-is-not-a-home/|title=When a House Is Not a Home|date=August 21, 2001|last=Phillips|first=Ted|accessdate=September 11, 2013}} His brother, Paul Vallone, was elected to the City Council in the 19th district in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.qchron.com/de-blasio-tops-democratic-mayoral-field-katz-wins-queens-dem/article_b66b9570-1ad8-11e3-814a-001a4bcf887a.html|title=De Blasio tops Democratic mayoral field; Katz wins Queens Dem BP nod|date=11 September 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://council.nyc.gov/d22/html/members/home.shtml Official NYC Council Website member page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110111193525/http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/maps/co/co22.pdf Map Of District 22]
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{{succession box|title=New York City Council, 22nd district|before=Peter Vallone Sr.|years=2002–2013|after=Costa Constantinides }}
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