Middletown Mayor Appoints Theresa Cayton as New City Judge

Middletown Mayor Joseph DeStefano announced at city hall on Nov. 15 that he had appointed private attorney Theresa Cayton to the soon-to-be-vacated city judgeship. Current City Judge Richard Guertin was elected to Orange County Court in early November. “When I appointed Rich to the assistant judgeship, it was an easy decision for me because I knew Rich, and I knew his commitment to our city. This time is a little bit different,” Mr. DeStefano said, citing the rules changes in appointment procedures and judge term lengths. “It is a lot of responsibility to put on my shoulder to make sure that we get it right, and I felt that rather than me doing the vetting—I really don’t have the experience or the knowledge to interview judicial candidates—I would rather lean on a judge friend, Bill DeProspo,” he said....