Confirming Rowan Wilson as chief judge would solidify a liberal majority on the Court of Appeals ahead of a pending case that could determine control of the U.S. House next year.
for the chief judge spot ahead of a floor vote expected Tuesday.
However, when Republicans pressed Wilson — who would be the first black chief judge if confirmed — over whether he might support tossing the lines if he gets confirmed and the court once again weighs in on the congressional map, he pleaded ignorance, telling the committee: “I don’t know anything about that case.”AP
Wilson told senators on Monday that the outraged victim in the case “got some measure of closure” while arguing that collateral damage was necessary in order to protect all New Yorkers’ legal rights. “We should recognize Happy’s right to petition for her liberty not just because she is a wild animal who is not meant to be caged and displayed,” Wilson wrote at the time, “but because the rights we confer on others define who we are as a society.”
Halligan is expected to get approved by the committee, but a floor vote will not happen until Wednesday at the earliest.
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