Paul Clyne was the
District Attorney of
Albany County, New York from January 2001 through December 2004. A graduate of
Albany Law School, he spent about 14 years as an assistant district attorney, before he was tapped by local politicians to replace the retiring District Attorney,
Sol Greenberg. He was defeated for re-election by
David Soares, first in the
Democratic Party primary election in September 2004,[1] and then in the
general election in November 2004, in which he ran on an independent line.[2] After a stint teaching at the New York Prosecutors Institute, he went into private practice as a
criminal defenseattorney in 2007, with an office in
Albany, New York.[3]
Clyne is married and has two children, Maddie and John. His brother, Matthew J. Clyne, is an
election commissioner for Albany County.[4]
In April 2008, Clyne said he was opposing his successor, David Soares, for re-election, and the Albany County Democratic candidate selection committee refused to endorse either candidate.[5] He ended up not running after all; in November 2008, Soares won re-election, by a 73 to 27% margin against another candidate.[6][7][8]
In April 2010, Clyne joined Council 82, a
labor union for
law enforcement officers, as a full-time staff attorney.[9]
^Gavin, Robert, and Waldman, Scott, "Albany DA Soares easily thwarts Cusick's challenge: Troy voters reject city charter proposal; Albany elects 2 to school board," Times Union, found at
Albany Times Union story Nov. 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
^Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, "Former District Attorney Paul Clyne taking job with Council 82," Albany Times-Union, April 16, 2010. Found at
Times Union blogs. Note: Jordan Carleo-Evangelist is a full-time reporter with the Albany Times-Union. Accessed September 21, 2010.