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Hochul gets new list of chief judge candidates

Summary by Ground News

Gov. Kathy Hochul must still nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy created last year when Chief Judge Janet DiFiore resigned. Her first nominee, Justice Hector LaSalle, was rejected by the Democratic-led state Senate amid opposition from labor unions and progressive advocates. The new list of candidates includes a mix of prior selections as well as current members of the court.

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New chief judge of Court of Appeals list is out for Hochul

Governor must select a new nominee by April 23 following the Senate's prior rejection of her nomination of Justice Hector D. LaSalle to head Court of Appeals

3 years ago·Albany, United States

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Hochul gets new shortlist of NYS chief judge candidates

By Denis Slattery | New York Daily NewsAlbany, N.Y. — Gov. Hochul has a new list of seven candidates fro which to choose a nominee to be the next chief judge of New York after Senate Democrats rejected her first pick to lead the state judiciary last month.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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