Mount Vernon Mayor Shawn Patterson-Howard released a statement Thursday, announcing Associate Judge Peter Davis will fill the vacancy in Mount Vernon City Court due to City Court Judge Lyndon Williams retiring.
Today, we are pleased to announce that Associate Judge Peter Davis has agreed to temporarily fill the full-time judicial vacancy created by Judge Lyndon Williams’s upcoming retirement.
He will assume the role on January 1, 2025, and serve until the end of the year after the election for a successor judge is held in November 2025.
Despite Judge Davis stepping into this increased role of service to the Mount Vernon City Court, he retains the right to return to his Associate Judgeship to complete his current term following the election of a successor judge.
The City will be looking for qualified candidates to serve for one year as the part-time judge in Judge Davis’ stead. The process to be considered will be announced in the coming weeks.
As a result of this development, the City will no longer be accepting resumes for the full-time position.
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard thanks the members of the Judicial Appointment Committee for their willingness to serve.
We thank Judge Davis for his dedication to justice and for accepting this expanded role during this critical time.
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard has appointed Peter Saint George Davis as associate city court judge in Mount Vernon for a six-year term effective January 1, 2022. He replaced Judge Adam Seiden, who retired. Judge Saint George Davis has over 28 years of experience in the legal field as a former assistant district attorney and indigent defense attorney in private practice.
