Hon. Peter M. Forman

Peter M. Forman is a judge serving the Dutchess County Court in New York, having been elected to the position in 2010 and serving since 2011. Prior to his current role, he served as an Acting Justice of the Dutchess County Supreme Court since 2001 and as a judge of the Dutchess County Family Treatment Court since 2002. His judicial career began with an appointment to the Dutchess County Family Court in 1999, where he was elected to a full term in 2000 and re-elected in 2009. Forman's legal career began in 1982 as an Assistant Dutchess County District Attorney, followed by roles as city attorney for Beacon, a law clerk to Judge Thomas Dolan, and partner at Pisanelli & Forman. He also has been an adjunct professor at Marist College since 2000. Forman earned a B.A. from LeMoyne College in 1977 and a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1981.