A group of prominent lawyers is arguing that Judge Hector LaSalle is overwhelmingly qualified to lead the state’s highest court, amid attacks from the political left that he is too conservati…
A group of prominent lawyers is arguing that Judge Hector LaSalle is overwhelmingly qualified to lead the state’s highest court, amid attacks from the political left that he is too conservative.
LaSalle has faced withering criticism from left-wing pols, labor unions and activists ever since Gov. Kathy Hochul named him last month to become the first Latino to ever lead the Court of Appeals. Hochul has argued the LaSalle’s experience as presiding judge of the Appellate Division of the Second Judicial Department of the state Supreme Court in Brooklyn makes him particularly suitable to overhauling New York’s byzantine court system.
“Because I’ve had 14 members come out publicly and say they were not going to confirm the nominee, and I’ve had a number tell me privately they are not going to confirm the nominee, I do not see this ending in the way that the Governor wished it would,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-CousinsLaSalle needs at least 32 votes in the 63-member chamber to get confirmed, with 21 Republican members potentially providing the bulk of the majority needed by the governor.
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