Henry F. Zwack

Henry F. Zwack (born December 5, 1952) is a lawyer and politician, most notable for having served as Rensselaer County, New York county executive and as a New York State Supreme Court Justice.

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birth_date = December 5, 1952
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Mr. Zwack is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, New York and the Albany Law School.He hails from Stephentown, New York where his father started sheet metal fabrication business in the 1950s.cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/05/13/story6.html|title=For Rensselaer County Steel Fabricator, the Bigger the Better|accessdate=2008-06-28|date=2002-05-10|work= [http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/ The Business Review] |publisher=American City Business Journals

He began his political career in the Rensselaer County Legislature, eventually rising to Chairman. In 1995, he was first appointed by the county legislature and then elected to serve out the term of the departing Rensselaer County executiveCitation | publication-date = 1995-11-08 | title = Zwack Wins Rensselaer County Executive Race | periodical = The Albany Times Union | publication-place = Albany, New York | pages = B1 and was reelected once before resigning to defend himself against corruption charges.Citation | publication-date = 2001-05-14 | title = Besieged Zwack Quits | periodical = The Albany Times Union | publication-place = Albany, New York | pages = B1 He was ultimately acquitted of all counts.Citation | publication-date = 2002-05-09 | title = Zwack, 4 Others Acquitted | periodical = The Albany Times Union | publication-place = Albany, New York | pages = B1 | url = http://www.kindlon.com/articles/2003/5_09_03.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-28

Governor George Pataki subsequently appointed him Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and later acting justice on the New York State Court of Claims in December, 2006. He chambers in Troy, New York, hearing cases primarily in Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, and Ulster Counties.

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