The New York Court of Appeals on April 5, 2022 in Albany, New York. Photo: Ryland West/ALM Debating Potential Changes to Judicial Nomination Commission Should Not Delay Filling Vacancies
Assuming no change in circumstances between now and March 31, there will be six total commission seats to fill as of that date, the president of the New York City Bar Association writes. Failure to do so will impede the state's ability to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals.
January 31, 2024 at 02:25 PM
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Regarding Brian Lee's Jan. 23 article "Vacancies, Politics May Cloud Future of NY Commission on Judicial Nomination," filling current and upcoming vacancies on the Commission on Judicial Nomination and addressing the question of whether to modify the state constitutional provision that establishes the Commission are not mutually exclusive.
In the event there is another unexpected vacancy on the New York Court of Appeals, the constitution is our guiding document, unless and until there is an amendment that passes two separate legislative sessions and gains the support of New York voters on the ballot.
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