The battle over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick to lead the state’s judicial branch could tumble into the very court system she wants him to oversee — if the governor or her allies are willing to sue.
, a position that would not only put him on New York’s top court but also put him in charge of the state’s sprawling judicial system. Now, Hochul and the state Senate’s Democratic majority are on opposing sides of an emerging disagreement over the constitutional process for appointing judges to the top court.
LaSalle's supporters held a virtual news conference on Thursday to make their case, arguing that the state constitution is clear: The full Senate must act. “It's within the Senate’s prerogative to decide how to proceed with its own votes, in committee and otherwise,” said Manhattan state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, the judiciary committee chairman and a progressive Democrat.
says the governor nominates judges to the top court on the advice and consent of “the Senate.” The article also lays out what happens when “the Senate” confirms or rejects a pick.Senate. From Senate Democrats’ point of view, a judiciary committee rejection would have the same effect as the full Senate striking the nomination down, since that’s how it would work with any other bill or nomination.
I mean, surely we all have too much to do for improving the lives of New Yorkers rather than filing legal challenges to the way our respective chambers and offices operate.Asked on Thursday whether she would sue the Senate if the full chamber doesn’t vote, Hochul demurred, saying she is “willing to do everything I need to do to get [the nomination] through the committee.”
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