The New York State Trial Lawyers Association has rated the seven candidates for chief judge, with the five newest additions to the shortlist receiving its highest possible rating late Thursday.

Rated “highly qualified” and “highly recommended” were: Appellate Division, Third Department Presiding Justice Elizabeth Garry; Caitlin Halligan, a partner in Selendy, Gay Elsberg and a former state solicitor general; Court of Appeals Associate Judge Shirley Troutman; Appellate Division, Fourth Department Presiding Justice Gerald Whalen; and Court of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan Wilson.

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