ALBANY - New York could soon have two new judges on its highest court.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday nominated Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and New York City Judge Anthony Tony Cannataro to fill two vacant seats on the state Court of Appeals.
Singas would succeed Judge Leslie Stein, who is retiring in June, and Cannataro would replace Judge Paul Feinman, who died last March.
Since taking office in 2011, the Democratic governor has named all seven judges on the Court of Appeals, which hears cases in Albany.
His latest picks will now go to the Democrat-led Senate for confirmation before the legislative session ends in early June.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has finalized his picks to fill two seats on the state Court of Appeals, the highest state court in New York: Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Justice Anthony Cannataro, the administrative judge of the New York City Civil Court.
Those nominations will now go before the Judiciary Committee in the state Senate, which will then decide if they’ll get a full vote before the entire chamber. It’s likely that they will.
“New York State s courts deserve the best and brightest minds to uphold principles of law and fairness and move our state forward, and these judges are no exception, Cuomo said.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that he’s nominated Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas to fill one of two vacancies on the state’s Court of Appeals.
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