New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and other prominent state Democrats and Latino leaders are demanding the governor's chief judge nominee receive a fair hearing on Wednesday, pushing back on claims by liberal lawmakers that Hector D. LaSalle is too conservative.
“Now more than ever, we need our Court of Appeals to be the leader in safeguarding our civil liberties, in defending our democracy and protecting the most vulnerable New Yorkers,” state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez of New York City said at recent a state Capitol news conference. She urged Hochul to pull the nomination.“It’s been difficult.
“These were my friends,” Sepúlveda told the crowd. “But I tell them what I tell all of you. I don’t care if this fight costs me my political career. This is the hill I’m going to die on.” Sepúlveda is in favor of LaSalle’s nomination. LaSalle currently serves as a presiding justice of the Second Department, where he led the largest state appellate court in the nation with a budget of about $69 million. He was appointed to that position in 2021 by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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