MANY GETMANS IN LAW, MEDICINE Local Roots Run Deep For New County Judge By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Getmans and Otsego County go back a long way, in law and medicine, too. “In the Laurens cemetery, there are a lot of Getmans,” said Michael F. Getman, who will be sworn in Jan. 1, 2021, as the newest Otsego County judge. Norman Getman, a cousin of Damon Getman, the incoming judge’s grandfather, was county coroner during the…
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6 GOP Lawyers Surface To Run For County Court First, Burns Must Win Nod For State Supreme Vacancy By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Attorney Michael E. Trosset, Cooperstown, who announced Friday afternoon he is seeking to succeed Brian D. Burns of Oneonta as Otsego County judge, has a lot of company. County Republican Chair Vince Casale said a few minutes ago that, in addition to Trosset, five other lawyers have contacted him about succeeding Burns. They are,…