Senate confirms Rowan Wilson as New York's first Black chief judge – New York Daily News

The elevation of Wilson, who has served as an associate justice on the state’s top bench for six years, comes months after Gov. Hochul’s first choice, Hector LaSalle, was dismissed by Senate Democrats who viewed him as too conservative for the post.

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