The only openly LGBT member of the state Senate is praising Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to nominate Justice Paul Feinman to succeed the late Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam on the New York State Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Feinman would be the first openly LGBT judge to serve on the Court […]
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Officials mourn death of Court of Appeals justice
State court system begins accepting nominees to fill vacancy left by Abdus-Salaam’s death The first African-American women to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals was found in the Hudson River Wednesday near the shoreline at 132nd Street and pronounced dead not far from her home in […]
In unanimous vote, Senate confirms Wilson to state’s highest court
With latest confirmation, Gov. Cuomo has now appointed all seven Court of Appeals judges On Monday the New York State Senate unanimously confirmed Rowan Wilson to be an associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals. The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. John Bonacic congratulated […]
Court of Appeals nominee has extensive civil rights, commercial litigation background
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated Rowan Wilson to be the next associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals. If approved by the Senate, Wilson would replace Judge Eugene Pigott who retired last year. “The New York State Court of Appeals embodies the highest values of government […]