Court officials and practitioners expressed relief over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appointment of 10 judges to the state’s Appellate Division, with some noting that years-long appellate vacancies have triggered case backlogs and caused tremendous strain on other judges.
Attorneys reached by the New York Law Journal applauded the diversity of the appointments, which include seven women, four of whom are black. Supreme Court Justice Sharon A.M. Aarons will be the first black female justice on the Third Department bench, while Supreme Court Justice Shirley Troutman will be the second black female justice to have served on the Fourth Department bench.
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