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State Senate Republican sues Democratic majority over LaSalle committee vote in bid to force chief judge nomination to full vote

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Posted on February 9, 2023
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A state Senate Republican is suing Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and 10 other Democrats over the upper chamber’s Judiciary Committee vote against advancing Governor Kathy Hochul’s pick of Judge Hector LaSalle to lead the state’s highest court.

The legal gambit, highly unusual for a typical state judiciary confirmation process, aims to force a floor vote LaSalle’s nomination after it failed in the Judiciary Committee last month by a 10-9 vote. 

See the full article at amNY

State Senate Republican sues Democratic majority over LaSalle committee vote in bid to force chief judge nomination to full vote

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