New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Faces Test Amid Opposition to High-Court Pick

A looming, high-profile fight in New York speaks to a widened interest in state judicial appointments since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

ALBANY, N.Y.—Kathy Hochul‘s nominee for chief judge of New York’s highest court has divided her fellow Democrats and is shaping up to beThe state Senate’s judiciary committee on Wednesday will consider Hector LaSalle to lead the New York State Court of Appeals. He currently runs a regional mid-level appellate court based in Brooklyn.

More than a dozen Democrats in the chamber said they will vote against Justice LaSalle’s nomination to the chief judge role because of his previous rulings on workers’ rights and other matters, highlighting the increasingly political nature of state judicial appointments. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, has said the judge doesn’t have the support needed to be confirmed.

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