Singas is the governor’s choice to replace retiring Court of Appeals Judge Leslie Stein and Cannataro would fill the seat of the late Judge Paul Feinman, who died in March.
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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.
PUBLISHED 2:23 PM ET May. 25, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:23 PM EDT May. 25, 2021
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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Administrative Judge Anthony Cannataro have been nominated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the state s highest court, his office on Tuesday announced.
Singas would replace retiring Judge Leslie Stein; Cannataro would fill the seat of the late Judge Paul Feinman, who died in March. Their nominations now go to the state Senate, led by Democrats, for consideration.
Cuomo s nominations were announced with multiple nominations to the state s court system, filling vacancies at the Court of Claims as well as making appointments to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, in the First and Second Departments of New York state.
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