Judge Robert E. Alexander
Judge Robert E. Alexander is retired from the NYS Department of Correctional Services where he served in a number of capacities. His lengthy tenure included positions such as Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Program Services and Crisis Intervention Hostage Negotiation Team leader at Attica Correctional Facility. Inaddition, he was the Union President of the Public Employees Union at Attica as well as State Wide Labor Management Committee Chairman.
Judge A, as he is affectionately known, has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty of Genesee Community College and Rochester Institute of Technology for over 25 years. He has taught well attended classes on psychology, counseling, sociology; interpersonal communications, and criminal justice; earning the respect of both colleagues and students.
His deep sense of civic duty and passion to make a difference in the lives of young people has led him to serve his community in several ways. A member of the Pembroke Board of Education, Judge Alexander was its president some four years. He coached youth and high school baseball, and has been active in the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the Pembroke Youth Athletic Association.
Presently, Judge Alexander presides over the Village of Corfu Court where he is completing his 20th year on the bench. He is also in his 3rd year as Justice in the Town of Pembroke Court. Having earned an Associates degree in Correctional Administration, he went on to add a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, a Masters Degree in Counseling, and complete post graduate studies in Public Administration.
In addition to being a judge, Alexander is an Ordained Minister and has served as pastor of Amazing Grace Bible church. He now travels across America and Canada sharing his testimony of God’s grace and mercy. Featured on radio and television, in documentaries and magazine articles, he is the founder and Director of Men of the Harvest Ministries, a Christian charity providing appliances, food, and low cost vehicles to those in need.
His story is so riveting that, along with being the subject of numerous magazine articles, Judge Alexander has been featured on several radio and television programs, as well as Christian documentaries. His more prominent public appearances have included America’s Family Coaches, with Dr. Gary Rosberg; a spot on the Focus on the Family radio show, hosted by Dr. James Dobson; and he was featured with his wife Gerry on the 700 Club. He is the founder and Director of Men of the Harvest Ministries Inc. a 501 (c) 3 Christian Charity that partners with other ministries and churches to provide appliances, food, bakery products and low cost vehicles to the needy. Alexander and his wife, Gerry Ellen, have been married for 36 years, and have six children and 12 grandchildren.
Judge Alexander recently published his autobiography, Half Heaven Half Heartache, which chronicles his search for love and hope. Through a broken home, military service during the Vietnam War, and the violence of a biker’s life; his journey seemed to be the consummate success story when he eventually channeled his energy in a positive direction and climbed the ladder of success. Yet beneath the veneer of achievement was a desperate man enslaved to the agonizing emptiness he found at the top. And just when it seemed all hope was lost, Robert Alexander discovered the truth that even the deepest wounds can be healed when a man experiences God’s amazing grace and mercy.