Judge Vincent W. Versaci

The Hon. Vincent W. Versaci has served as a Judge in the State of New York since January 2003. Currently, Judge Versaci serves as Acting Supreme Court Justice and Surrogate's Court Judge for Schenectady County, New York. As Schenectady County's Surrogate since May of 2010, and an Acting Supreme Court Justice since 2011, Judge Versaci has presided over thousands of matters and supervised the activities of tens of thousands of fiduciaries in estates, guardianships and all aspects of trust proceedings, as well as civil matters and jury trials.

Judge Versaci began his judicial career when he was elected Schenectady City Court Judge in 2002. During his tenure on the City Court Bench, Judge Versaci also served as an Acting County Court Judge, and as the Supervising Judge for Town and Village Courts for the 4th Judicial District. Prior to becoming a full-time jurist in 2004, Judge Versaci worked as an Associate Attorney with the Law Offices of Frank M. Putorti, Jr., P.C. and with Sciocchetti, Parisi and Saccocio, P.C.

Judge Versaci was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1997 after graduating with his Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1996. Prior to becoming Schenectady County's Surrogate, Judge Versaci served as City Court Judge in the City of Schenectady where he presided over an arduous load of criminal and civil matters and at the time was noted to be the second youngest judge in the State of New York. Judge Versaci has also served as an Adjunct Professor and a practicing attorney with an emphasis on civil and criminal litigation primarily in New York State and Federal Courts. Currently, he sits on the Board of the Schenectady County Bar Association and is often asked to speak to local State and Federal Bar Associations and other groups on a variety of topics relating to Trusts and Estates, as well as fiduciary roles and responsibilities.

In recognition of Judge Versaci’s experience and expertise in New York Trusts and Estates Law he has received several accolades and notable appointments. Specifically, Judge Versaci was appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks to serve as a member of the Surrogate’s Court Advisory Committee, chaired by the Hon. Renee R. Roth. This standing committee of the Chief Administrative Judge reviews recent and proposed legislation regarding the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, and the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act, and has been instrumental in securing the enactment of new legislation and recommending changes to the statutes and rules pertaining to the affairs of decedents and the operations of the Surrogate’s Courts of New York State. Judge Versaci is also a member of the Surrogate’s Court Sub-committee of the ADR Committee. This sub-committee is currently reviewing alternatives to litigation in Surrogate's Court proceedings.

In addition to his professional experience, Judge Versaci is actively involved in the community, having sat on the Boards of the Bridge Center, the Schenectady Cancer Foundation, Brown School and most recently, the Capital Region Aquatic Center. He is married to Tina Chericoni Versaci, also an attorney, and they have three children, Caroline (20), Rosemarie (18) and Michael (14).