The Court of Appeals has set Sept. 11 for oral argument over whether Governor David A. Paterson had the power to appoint Richard Ravitch as his second-in-command. Last week, a Brooklyn appeals panel invalidated the governor’s appointment of Mr. Ravitch as lieutenant governor, ruling he lacked statutory authority to do so, and upheld a prior preliminary injunction by Nassau Supreme Court Justice William R. LaMarca (See Profile), which barred Mr. Ravitch from the post (NYLJ, Aug. 21). However, the Appellate Division, Second Department, on its own motion, granted Mr. Paterson leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals.
Mr. Paterson asked the Court Monday to speed its consideration of his appeal. Normally it takes about seven months to bring oral arguments before the Court, which typically issues written decisions a month after oral arguments. But Court spokesman Gary Spencer said that also can happen sooner.
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