Gov. Kathy Hochul and other prominent state Democrats and Latino leaders demanded the governor’s chief judge nominee receive a fair hearing on Wednesday. withdrawn.
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and other prominent state Democrats and Latino leaders on Saturday demanded the governor’s chief judge nominee receive a fair hearing on Wednesday, pushing back onthat Hector D. LaSalle is too conservative and his nomination should be withdrawn.
“I examined all the records. I saw all the cases, even those that are being maligned and used against him and … they’ve been falsely represented. And that’s what I will not stand for,” said Hochul, arguing that past nominees have not been “prejudged” and “misrepresented” like LaSalle. “Now more than ever, we need our Court of Appeals to be the leader in safeguarding our civil liberties, in defending our democracy and protecting the most vulnerable New Yorkers,” state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez of New York City said at recent a state Capitol news conference. She urged Hochul to pull the nomination.“It’s been difficult.
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