District Attorney and Judge
Donohue served as the District Attorney of Rensselaer County for several years in the 1990s. During her two terms as district attorney, she prosecuted over 5000 cases a year. She handled several cases herself. In 1996 she was elected as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court. While serving as a state judge, Donohue handled both civil and criminal cases. She resigned from her judgeship in 1998 when Pataki picked her as a running mate.
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