Ultimately, just two Senate Democrats — Luis Sepulveda of the Bronx and Kevin Thomas of Long Island — voted to advance LaSalle's nomination to a full floor vote while ten of their colleagues voted in opposition.
Governor Hochul’s Chief Judge nominee, Hector LaSalle, was decisively rejected Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee in Albany.to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams
Ultimately, just two Senate Democrats — Luis Sepulveda of the Bronx and Kevin Thomas of Long Island — voted to advance LaSalle’s nomination to a full floor vote while ten of their colleagues voted in opposition. Bronx Senator Jamaal Bailey and six of the body’s Republican members voted not to make a recommendation, consigning the nomination to the rubbish bin in a major political defeat for the newly-elected governor.
But in a break with precedent — which often saw significant deference to gubernatorial judicial nominees —to his nomination from lawmakers in Albany’s Democratic supermajority, with members taking exception to rulings signed by the judge on various topics like abortion, criminal defense, and the rights of organized labor.
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