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A total of 10 Dems on the 19-member Senate Judiciary Committee voted against advancing the nomination of Hector LaSalle to be the chief judge of the Court of Appeals to a full floor vote.
The New York Senate Judiciary committee voted not to advance Governor Kathy Hochul’s pick for Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court.
The committee’s decision to reject Hector LaSalle after a bruising confirmation hearing means that the full Senate will not consider her choice.
The vote followed a hearing that lasted more than five hours and, at times, turned contentious as nominee Hector LaSalle defended his record.
The state Senate judiciary committee voted down Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice for the next chief judge, but the governor is calling for another vote on the Senate floor.