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
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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.
PUBLISHED 5:47 AM ET Apr. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:47 AM EDT Apr. 12, 2021
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Civil Service Commissioner Lola Brabham is departing to lead the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York, the group announced Monday morning.
Brabham becomes the first person of color to lead the organization, which advocates on behalf of private colleges and universities in the state.
“It is my distinct honor to be selected as the next President of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, Brabham said. New York’s independent colleges and universities and their students are essential to our state’s higher education landscape and play a vital role in our state’s communities and economy. I am eager to continue the organization’s vital work and to further CICU’s mission of advancing quality education for all students.