Gov. Kathy Hochul is help from past governors against state senators who oppose her nomination of centrist judge Hector LaSalle.
to lead the state’s highest court, a pair of her predecessors say.
“I expect that the Senate will fulfill their constitutional duties and engage in a robust, fair process. I know that Judge LaSalle is the best candidate for the job, and I believe that when Senators hear from him directly, they will agree,” she added.State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins did not provide comment Friday about the state of the LaSalle nomination.
On the other side of the argument, a group dubbed Latinos for LaSalle debuted this week to lend its support to the judge — with big liberal names like former mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer, former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and political operative Luis Miranda signing on.
Hochul has yet to court Republican support publicly, insisting that enough Democrats would change their minds about LaSalle once they hear from him directly to ensure he would get approved for the job.
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