Cuomo hopes for swift filling of top court vacancies PUBLISHED 5:43 AM ET Apr. 13, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:43 AM EDT Apr. 13, 2021 SHARE Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a conference call with reporters Monday said he will move quickly to fill multiple vacancies on the state Court of Appeals in the coming weeks. Nominations to the state's highest court are largely considered pro forma events and often receive swift confirmation in the state Senate. But the vacancies and nominating process come as Democrats in the state Senate have called for Cuomo's resignation amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior. The Court of Appeals is entirely composed of Cuomo's appointees due to the timing of retirements during his decade-long tenure in the governor's office. The Court of Appeals would preside over any impeachment trial of Cuomo in the state Senate.