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Hector LaSalle, if approved, would be the first Latino chief judge in New York, but he currently does not have the votes among Democrats to be confirmed.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul still hopes her pick for the state’s highest court can successfully navigate fierce opposition.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Senate have differing interpretations of the state's constitution. Hochul believes her nominee can bypass a hostile judiciary committee and be voted on by the full Senate. Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says all measures go through committees first.
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Opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice for chief judge, Justice Hector LaSalle, is only growing, and some say she should withdraw his name and pick someone else.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has made her choice for New York’s next chief judge: Hector LaSalle, a presiding justice of one of the state’s four appellate courts, who would be the first Latino man to hold the position.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has finalized his picks to fill two seats on the state Court of Appeals, the highest state court in New York: Nassau County District…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will appoint three new judges to New York’s highest court this year, and a group of state lawmakers is asking that at least one of them…
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The attorney for the man convicted of kidnapping Heidi Allen from a New Haven convenience store in 1994 argued before New York state's highest court…
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The state Senate is likely to confirm Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s nomination to fill the latest vacancy on the state’s highest court.Judge Paul Feinman would be…
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The New York State Legislature is approaching its final week of the 2017 session, and agreements on outstanding issues, including mayoral control over the…