The state’s top court said in a ruling this week that law enforcement in New York State will again be allowed to legally look for familial matches in the state’s DNA databank while investigating certain crimes, a controversial policy that, though infrequently used, has been on pause for the past year.
Read MoreCivics, civility and collaboration – according to the New York State Bar Association, those are the “cornerstones of democracy.” But newly-sworn-in Chief Judge Rowan Wilson dissents.
Read MoreThe Commission on Judicial Nomination recommended on Friday seven legal professionals for Governor Kathy Hochul to consider nominating to the top judicial position in the state.
Read MoreActing Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro delivered his State of the Judiciary address this week. It’s unlikely he was expecting to give the speech only a few months ago – it would have been given by Hector LaSalle, had he not been recently rejected by the State Senate. On Tuesday, LaSalle received a long standing ovation and words of praise from Cannataro.
Read MoreThe State Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals in a surprise vote on Wednesday, putting an end to a constitutional standoff between the Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the legislature and marking the first time in New York State history a chief judge nominee has been rejected.
Read MoreA lawsuit was filed on Thursday demanding that a judge order the State Senate to take a full vote on Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals, three weeks after the nominee was rejected by the Senate’s Judiciary Committee in a 10-9 vote.
Read MoreA former chief judge of the Court of Appeals – and a noted supporter of Hector LaSalle, the recently rejected nominee for chief judge – says the governor has a solid case to bring should she decide to sue the State Senate for failing to bring LaSalle’s nomination to the floor of the legislature.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul’s controversial nominee for New York State’s highest judicial position, Hector LaSalle, was rejected by the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Wednesday following an unusually drawn out hearing, potentially setting the stage for a legal battle between the state’s top executive and the legislature.
Read More“New Yorkers deserve a chief judge who will recognize the full scope of rights afforded to us under the Constitution. Justice LaSalle’s record in Bridgeforth and beyond makes clear he is not the person for the job. “
Read MoreA murky Delaware-based political organizing group has entered into the fight over Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial nomination for chief judge of the Court of Appeals. Who are they?
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul stood by her controversial pick for chief judge, Hector LaSalle, on Friday as doubts continued to be cast on his ability to be confirmed by a State Senate growing increasingly displeased with his nomination.
Read MoreA dozen State Senators have said they’ll vote “no” on Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge, Hector LaSalle. Now, his confirmation and his ascension to the most powerful judicial position in the state seems increasingly unlikely.
Read MoreHector LaSalle, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve as the state’s next chief judge. Reaction to his nomination has been mixed and a growing number of State Senators have vowed to vote against his confirmation.
Read MoreAn ethics investigation into former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore allegedly started by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct last year has been temporarily closed as a result of the top judge’s retirement in August.
Read MoreThe call for the Commission on Judicial Nomination to diversify the group of candidates for chief judge it will soon recommend to Gov. Kathy Hochul intensified after a group of nearly two dozen State Senators wrote to the commission this week.
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