Progressives are aiming to block the nomination of embattled Judge Hector LaSalle to New York’s highest court at a Wednesday hearing in Albany.
But what may really be driving the foes is that LaSalle’s confirmation would keep the Court of Appeals from leaning toward the progressive vision they want after years of a relatively centrist court under former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, whoBoth sides seemingly agree on how Hochul has bungled the nomination in recent weeks after progressive senators and union allies warned her against picking LaSalle so soon after they helped her win an unexpectedly tough gubernatorial race against Republican...
So many Democrats have come out against LaSalle that Hochul will need most if not all of the 21-member Republican state Senate minority to get his nomination approved if Senate Democrats do not block it in committee. Hochul has stood by LaSalle despite waves of attacks from progressives opposed to him becoming the first Latino to lead the state judiciary.Yet, Hochul has not backed down from the escalating fight with her longtime political allies in the Legislature.before heralding LaSalle as “a good man and a great judge.”Hochul has further angered Senate Democrats byif the nomination does not get a vote by the full Senate after the committee hearing.
Her willingness to continue pushing for the nomination despite the odds contrasts with presidents who dumped controversial judicial nominations when they appeared to no longer be worth the political costs, another Democratic insider said.
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