New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals nominee, Hector D. LaSalle, gives testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
A Republican lawmaker on Monday moved for a “point of order” to advance Justice Hector LaSalle’s embattled nomination for chief judge of New York to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote. But the majority of the body ruled him out of order.
State Sen. Andrew Lanza, R-Staten Island, made the motion, asking Sen. Jamaal Bailey, D-Bronx, for a report of Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that declined to advance LaSalle’s nomination, by a 10-9 margin.
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