Annadale resident sworn in as Court of Claims judge


By Tom Wrobleski May 19, 2010, 7:50AM


STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Democratic attorney Wayne Ozzi was sworn in yesterday as a member of the state Court of Claims.


“It’s a wonderful day,” said Ozzi, 57, an Annadale resident who was principal law clerk to Surrogate Robert Gigante. “I feel privileged to be part of the bench.”


The state Senate approved Ozzi’s appointment by a voice vote in Albany yesterday. He was nominated to the court earlier this year by Gov. David Paterson.


As is custom, Ozzi was made an acting Supreme Court justice in order to help with case backlogs in that court. He has been assigned to Manhattan Supreme Court and eventually could serve on Staten Island.


Advance File Photo


Wayne Ozzi could eventually wind up serving on Staten Island.


Ozzi was president-elect of the Richmond County Bar Association this year but has now withdrawn his name from consideration for that post. He chaired the group’s Ethics Committee for more than two decades.


He began serving with Gigante when Gigante was elected to Supreme Court in 2000. Ozzi previously had served as law assistant to the late Civil Court Judge John Cannizzaro, beginning in 1981.


Ozzi also has served as a Supreme Court Law Department supervising court attorney and as a referee, and as an arbitrator in Small Claims Court.


He ran unsuccessfully against Republican Joseph Maltese for a Civil Court seat in 1991.


Ozzi taught business law at the College of Staten Island and St. John’s University. He received his law degree from the University of Dayton in 1978 and a master’s degree in law from New York University in 1983.


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