The Republican-led state Senate has approved nearly 20 appointments or reappointments to the Court of Claims and interim appointments to the state Supreme Court.

On Monday, the Senate approved the appointment of eight men and women to the Court of Claims, as well as the reappointment of seven Court of Claims judges and three interim appointments to the state Supreme Court.

Among those approved by the Senate are Warren County District Attorney Kathleen Hogan; Gordon Cuffy, the general counsel of the New York Thruway Authority; and former New York City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., who most recently served as a Civil Court judge in Queens.