Governor Kathy Hochul today announced ten appointments to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division. This class is comprised of highly skilled appointees who come from diverse personal and professional backgrounds, underscoring Governor Hochul’s commitment to ensuring New York State’s judiciary accurately reflects the wide array of people who call New York home. In addition to selecting nine new appointees, Governor Hochul is filling the vacancy in the constitutional bench that was created when she appointed Justice Dianne Renwick to serve as Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
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The Judicial Screening Committees for each of the four Appellate Departments review the applications and conduct interviews of dozens of applicants. Only those applicants deemed “highly qualified” by the Committees were submitted to the Governor for her consideration. To be found “highly qualified,” candidates must display integrity, independence, leadership, intellect, legal ability, judgment, temperament, and experience.
The Governor’s Office will continue to review candidates that successfully advance through the screening process to fill vacancies in the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court.
Under the New York State Constitution and Judiciary Law, the Governor has the authority to appoint Justices to each Appellate Division from among those who have been elected as Justices of the Supreme Court. These appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation.
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