Dennis E. Ward

Profile data snapshot: February 19, 2026 Details may have changed since.

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Dennis E. Ward presides in the Supreme Court of Niagara County, having served on the bench for 12 years. Judge Ward was most recently certificated to the bench for a term beginning in 2022 and ending in 2027.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.9 decisions per year

Higher than 73.62% of judges in the dataset

10 published decisions over 11 years

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Suppression Reversal Rate

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Excessive Sentence Findings

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Reassigned Reversals

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Blocked Affordable Bail

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Disproportionate Carcerality

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

10 decisions

2024

Lorigo v. Masullo

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2021

Horne v. City of Buffalo

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2021

Healy-Case v. Garcia

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2020

Village of Depew Police Dept. v. Lloyd

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2020

Matter of Saunders v. Egriu

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2020

Cathy Young for Senate v. New York State Senate Republican Campaign Comm.

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2020

Matter of M.M.H.

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2019

Matter of Gabler v. Cattaraugus County Bd. of Elections

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2019

Marsh v. Hale

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2019

Matter of Bothwell v. Bernstein

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NYSCEF Decisions

5 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2023

Nehrboss v. 660 Cayuga Rd., Inc.

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2021

Paddock Chevrolet, Inc. v. Pieri

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2020

Town of Huntington PMA Mgt. v. Allstate Ins. Co.

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2020

Chwojdak v. Schunk

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2019

Holdsworth v. L & D Johnson Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

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