More than two decades in practice
More than twenty years advocating for clients in New York courts.
Trial Attorney
Western New Yorker
Committed to Fairness
Biography
A lifetime in Western New York. More than two decades in the law.
Prepared to listen.
Ready to serve.
Christopher M. Pannozzo has spent more than twenty years in courtrooms across Western New York, representing people confronting some of the most difficult moments of their lives. As a trial attorney, he has handled serious and complex cases in which a person's health, financial security, family, or future was at stake. That experience has reinforced a simple belief: every person who enters a courtroom deserves to be heard, treated with dignity, and given a fair opportunity to present their case.
Christopher's extensive trial experience has taught him how to evaluate evidence, assess credibility, manage complicated issues, and remain steady when the stakes are high. It has also taught him that courts work best when legal knowledge is paired with sound judgment and practical solutions. He brings a courtroom-tested understanding of both the law and how judicial decisions affect the people who must live with them.
Christopher's values were shaped by his upbringing in North Buffalo. After losing his father at a young age, he was raised by his mother, who raised three children on her own. He learned early the importance of responsibility, perseverance, and treating people fairly. Those lessons have remained with him throughout his life and legal career.
Christopher graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, earned his bachelor's degree from SUNY Oswego, and received his law degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law. He has remained deeply connected to Western New York throughout his career.
Christopher and his wife, Rose, a Buffalo Public Schools teacher, live in Lancaster and are raising two daughters. He is running for New York State Supreme Court because he believes judges must be prepared, even-tempered, and mindful that every decision has consequences for the people whose lives are before the court.
Qualifications
A career built in courtrooms.
Christopher's extensive trial experience has taught him how to evaluate evidence, assess credibility, manage complicated issues, and remain steady when the stakes are high.
Trial experience
Sound judgment
Practical solutions
Trial-focused career
Extensive trial experience and a career handling serious, contested civil matters.
Practical judgment
A courtroom-tested ability to identify the real issues, weigh competing positions, and find workable solutions.
Western New York education
SUNY Oswego, B.A.; University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.
Judicial values
What the public should expect from the bench
Fair process. Careful judgment. Respect for every person.
Fairness
Every person deserves a genuine opportunity to be heard and a decision grounded in the law.
Integrity
The work of a judge requires honesty, sound judgment, and fidelity to the responsibilities of the office.
Preparation
Every matter deserves careful attention—to the record, to the law, and to the real consequences of a decision.
Independence
Justice depends on judges who decide cases without fear, favor, politics, or outside pressure.
Respect
Everyone who enters a courtroom should be treated with patience, dignity, and professionalism.
Equal Justice
The courts must work for every person, not only those with money, connections, or institutional power.
8th Judicial District
Eight counties.
One commitment to justice.
Western New York is not one place. The communities in these eight counties are different, but the responsibility of the courts is the same: take the work seriously, apply the law fairly, and treat people with respect.
Erie
Niagara
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Orleans
Genesee
Wyoming
Allegany
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