EILEEN J. GOGGIN 
 DEMOCRAT 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Goggin, 61, of Long Beach, is running on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election. </li> 
 <li> In June 2022, Goggin was appointed to the Nassau County Family Court by Gov.&nbsp;Kathy Hochul. Before that, she was a Nassau County District Court judge since 2017. </li> 
 <li> From 2013 to 2016, she was a Long Beach City Council member. From January 2015 through December 2016, she worked in private practice representing FDNY and NYPD officers who were injured due to their 9/11 exposure and were fighting to receive their disability retirement pensions. </li> 
 <li> From 2010 to 2014, she was principal law clerk for the Hon. Tammy S. Robbins. </li> 
 <li> From 2003 to 2010, Goggin was deputy Nassau County attorney, and was Nassau County special prosecutor on animal abuse cases. She began her career at the Legal Aid Society. </li> 
 <li> Goggin earned a bachelor's degree from Adelphi University in 1983, and law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1988. </li> 
 <li> She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1989, and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association. </li> 
</ul> 
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EILEEN J. GOGGIN DEMOCRAT BACKGROUND: Goggin, 61, of Long Beach, is running on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election. In June 2022, Goggin was appointed to the Nassau County Family Court by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Before that, she was a Nassau County District Court judge since 2017. From 2013 to 2016, she was a Long Beach City Council member. From January 2015 through December 2016, she worked in private practice representing FDNY and NYPD officers who were injured due to their 9/11 exposure and were fighting to receive their disability retirement pensions. From 2010 to 2014, she was principal law clerk for the Hon. Tammy S. Robbins. From 2003 to 2010, Goggin was deputy Nassau County attorney, and was Nassau County special prosecutor on animal abuse cases. She began her career at the Legal Aid Society. Goggin earned a bachelor's degree from Adelphi University in 1983, and law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1988. She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1989, and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association.

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