Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated Western New York appellate judge and former prosecutor Shirley Troutman to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the state’s top court on Wednesday, Nov. 24.
If confirmed by the state Senate, Troutman will take the place of Eugene Fahey for a 14-year term on the seven-member New York State Court of Appeals, as Fahey plans to depart from the bench at the end of the year because of reaching the mandatory retirement age.
