'Republican' Staten Island excluded from getting more judges under Dem NY bill: 'Blatantly disproportionate'

The Democratic-led state Legislature passed a bill to add 12 new Civil Court judgeships throughout New York City to address backlogs in cases -- but excluded Staten Island, the most Republican borough.

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