Andrew O'Rourke

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Andrew P. O'Rourke is a judge and politician from New York State. A Republican, he served as the County Executive of Westchester County, New York from 1983 to 1998. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of New York in 1986, losing to Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo. After stepping down as county executive, he was appointed as a Judge of the New York Court of Claims. Thereafter he was elected as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court and served concurrently as both a Justice of the Court of Claims and a Justice of the Supreme Court. Hon. Andrew O'Rourke is currently on the bench in the Putnam County Supreme Court.

Preceded by Alfred Benedict Del Bello	Westchester County Executive 1983-1998	Succeeded by Andrew J. Spano
Preceded by Lewis Lehrman	Republican Nominee for Governor of New York 1986	Succeeded by Pierre Rinfret