The New York State Senate overwhelmingly rejected Hector LaSalle's bid to become the state's top jurist. The 20-39 vote against Governor Hochul's nominee brings a swift end to a monthlong stalemate between the governor and her fellow Democrats.
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LaSalle's nomination has been at the center of a burgeoning rift between Hochul and Senate Democrats, who, along with their allies in labor unions, took issue with some of LaSalle's judicial decisions and his prior history as a Long Island prosecutor. In one particular 2015 decision, LaSalle signed on to a decision that allowed Cablevision to continue with a defamation lawsuit against labor leaders by claiming they were acting in their personal capacity.
"I think this is a good outcome to at least let it get to the floor of the Senate," Hochul said after an unrelated event in Manhattan, a few hours before the Senate's vote. Sepulveda was out of town on a “family health emergency,” according to his spokesperson, Rusking Pimentel. Thomas was overseas for a pre-scheduled conference in India, according his spokesperson Tyler Muzio.
Hochul first nominated LaSalle — the presiding justice for the midlevel Appellate Division’s Second Department, which includes Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island — for the key role of chief judge in December. She repeatedly noted the historic nature of his nomination, highlighting his Puerto Rican roots., with Thomas and Sepulveda being the only Democrats who voted to advance him to a full vote.
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