Last Wednesday, just before Thanksgiving, the Commission on Judicial Nomination announced its list of seven nominees to serve as New York’s next Chief Judge:
- Hon. Anthony Cannataro, Acting Chief Judge;
- Abbe R. Gluck, Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law at Yale Law School
- Hon. Hector D. LaSalle, the Presiding Justice of the Second Department;
- Hon. Jeffrey K. Oing, an Associate Justice on the First Department;
- Alicia Ouelette, President and Dean of Albany Law School;
- Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives, Judge of the Court of Claims, and Acting Justice of the Supreme Court; and
- Corey L. Stoughton, Attorney-in-Charge, Special Litigation and Law Reform, Legal Aid Society;
We will have more coverage on each of these candidates. The law requires Governor Hochul to make her appointment from this list between Dec. 8 and Dec. 23. The State Senate will then have 30 days to confirm or reject the appointment.
Posted on 2022-11-28.