New York Democrats had a rough 2022. Now, the governor’s fight to confirm a controversial judge is pushing the party toward all-out war.
Late last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul sought the input of New York’s most powerful labor unions as she weighed a critical decision: who to appoint as chief judge of the Empire State’s highest court.offered up a list of potential candidates for her labor allies to consider. According to three sources with knowledge of the discussions, there was only one name on the list that bothered them.
The drama has thrown the New York Democratic Party even deeper into chaos. Notably, the fight has defied the typical progressive-versus-establishment paradigm of party fights: Hochul’s moves have ruffled almost every corner of the Democratic “big tent.” “This is a dangerous infringement on the separation of powers,” Stewart-Cousins said of a potential suit.
“The Commission, which includes an appointee of the Senate, Robin Bikkal, released a list of seven and stated ‘Hon. Hector D. LaSalle, the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, was found by the Commission to be well qualified for the position of Chief Judge based on his character, temperament, professional aptitude, experience, qualifications and fitness for office. He was interviewed by the Commission for the Chief Judge vacancy on Nov. 22, 2022.
LaSalle’s defenders have argued that the entire debate is the product of the New York Democratic Party drifting too far to the left, and that the Senate Judiciary Committee has confirmed judges with less progressive bona fides before. Case and point: the Senate hearing for the outgoing chief judge of New York, Janet DiFiore,But the LaSalle debacle has also raised eyebrows among Empire State Democrats on two other fronts.
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