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March 24, 2023
"Gov Hochul receives new shortlist of NY state chief judge candidates
after first pick Hector LaSalle rejected by the Senate
"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

March 24, 2023
"Senate Judiciary Committee Chair: Rowan Wilson
or Shirley Troutman could be chief judge"
City & State (Peter Sterne)

March 24, 2023
"New chief judge shortlist feature three current
Court of Appeals judges, no Latinos
"
City & State (Peter Sterne, Rebecca Lewis)

March 24, 2023
"New Chief Judge Shortlist Features Previously Excluded Liberal Judges"
NY Focus (Sam Mellins)

March 28, 2023
"Hochul could pick two Court of Appeals judges
from current shortlist
"
City & State (Rebecca Lewis)

March 28, 2023
"Gov Hochul seeks law change to speed up process
as she considers new chief judge pick
"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

March 31, 2023
"Hochul's changes for chief judge selection could lead to another lawsuit"
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon)

April 10, 2023
"Hochul Names a New Candidate to Become New York's Top Judge"
New York Times (Luis Ferre-Sadurni)

April 10, 2023
"Hochul announces chief judge, associate judge picks
in deal that could face litigation"  & here
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon)

"Hochul nominates new chief judge in New York after initial rejection"
Politico (Katelyn Cordero)

"Gov Kathy Hochul Taps Liberal Rowan Wilson
 to Lead NY's Highest Court after Centrist Pick Fails"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

April 10, 2023
"Hochul nominates liberal chief judge,
hoping to rebound from rejection of Hector LaSalle
"
Crains (Nick Garber)

April 10, 2023
"NY High Court's Rowan Wilson Picked For Chief Judge"
Law 360 (Frank Runyeon)

April 10, 2023
"Rowan Wilson picked to be chief judge,
as Hochul eyes Caitlin Halligan as associate judge
"
City & State (Peter Sterne)

April 10, 2023
"Hochul nominates liberal Rowan Wilson for Chief Judge"
Focus (Sam Mellins)

April 11, 2023
"Shifting gears, Gov. Hochul taps Rowan Wilson, a liberal, for NY chief judge"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

April 11, 2023
"Good judge, bad judgment: Hochul's pick of Rowan Wilson is solid,
but she can't legally name Caitlin Halligan to a second opening
"
Daily News (editorial)

April 11, 2023
"New York state Senate Democrats want to end
judicial pick screening panel
"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

April 11, 2023
"Changes in NY's judicial nominating system raise eyebrows, possibilities"
Capitol Tonight (Susan Arbetter)

April 11, 2023
"New York's top court is now a political pawn"
Newsday (editorial)

April 11, 2023
"Is Hochul's high court move a compromise -- or a sell-out?"

April 12, 2023
"Next steps in Chief Judge nomination process"
News 10 (Amal Tlaige)

April 13, 2023
"New York state Senate Democrats to consider Gov Hochul's
nominees for top court next week
"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

April 13, 2023
"State senate plans back-to-back hearings
for New York's top court nominees
"
Spectrum (Nick Reisman)

April 13, 2023
"Hochul's new chief judge pick, unprecedented process continues"
Amsterdam News (Ariama Long)  & Lockport Journal

April 14, 2023
"Round two: Will lawmakers approve Hochul's new chief judge pick?"
Spectrum News - NY1 (staff)

April 13, 2023
"Senate Schedules Hearings for Chief Judge,
Associate Nominations for Highest Court For Early Next Week
"
New York Law Journal (Brian Lee)

April 14, 2023
"NOW NY objects to Rowan Wilson"
Spectrum (Susan Arbetter)

April 15, 2023
"Albany's war on judicial independence"
Newsday (editorial)

April 15, 2023
"Hochul's pick for state's top judge free a rapist --
stunning victims, advocates
"
Daily News (Tina Moore)

April 16, 2023
"Key NY Republican 'very concerned' about Hochul's pick for top judge
over decision to free rapist
"
NY Post (Carl Campanile, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon)

April 17, 2023
"Senate panel supports Wilson's confirmation as chief judge"
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon)

April 17, 2023

"Court of Appeals pick Rowan Wilson clear NY state Senate Judiciary panel"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

April 17, 2023
"Nomination of Rowan Wilson to be chief judge advances to Senate"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

April 17, 2023
"Judge Who Could Shift NY's Highest Court Left Sails Through Hearing"
New York Times (Luis Ferre-Sadurni, Grace Ashford

April 17, 2023
"Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance Rowan Wilson"
City & State (Shantel Destra)

April 17, 2023
"NOW NY argues that Judge Wilson's opinion in People v Regan
could set damaging precedent
"
Capitol Tonight (Susan Arbetter)

April 17, 2023
"Hochul's Latest Choice for Chief Judge Approved by Senate Committee"
NY Now-WMHT (Karen DeWitt)

Senate Committee OK’s Hochul’s choice for chief judge
amid questions about rape ruling
 

April 18, 2023
"Hochul judicial pick Caitlin Halligan's record reviewed at Senate committee hearing"
WXXI (Karen DeWitt)

April 18, 2023
"Who is Rowan Wilson?  He's set to become NY's first Black chief judge"
WNYC (Jon Campbell)

April 18, 2023
"Rowan Wilson confirmed as New York's top judge"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

April 18, 2023
"Rowan Wilson confirmed as New York's first Black chief judge"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)

April 18, 2023
"Rowan Wilson is Confirmed as New York's Chief Judge"
New York Times (Luis Ferre-Sadurni)

April 18, 2023
"Senate confirms Rowan Wilson as NY's first Black Chief Judge""
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

April 18, 2023
"Sexual assault survivors rip Hochul top judge pick Rowan Wilson"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

April 18, 2023
"NY Senate confirms liberal Rowan Wilson to lead Court of Appeals"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

April 18, 2023
"Judge Rowan Wilson confirmed to lead NYS Court of Appeals"
WRGB-News6

April 18, 2023
"Rowan Wilson confirmed as NY state's first Black chief judge"
Syracuse Post Standard-AP 

April 18, 2023
"State Senate confirms Rowan Wilson as new NYS chief judge"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

April 18, 2023
"Hochul sends second court pick to Senate; Republican may sue"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)

April 18, 2023
"Former colleague of Rowan Wilson talks about state's new chief judge"
Spectrum New-NY1 (Charlie May)

April 18, 2023
"Wilson confirmed as chief judge,
ending monthslong battle that embarassed Hochul
"
Crains (Nick Garber)

April 19, 2023
"Rowan Wilson confirmed as chief judge of New York's top court.
What's his background?

LoHud

April 19, 2023
"Liberals take control of NYS' top court following State Senate Confirmation of Caitlin Halligan"
New York Post  (Zach Williams)

April 19, 2023
"Halligan confirmed to Court of Appeals, cementing liberal majority"
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon

April 19, 2023
"Two New Judges Could Mark a Liberal Shift for New York's Highest Court"
NY Focus (Sam Mellins)

April 19, 2023
"State Senate confirms Caitlin Halligan for Court of Appeals"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

April 19, 2023
"Caitlin Halligan confirmed to the New York Court of Appeals"
City & State (Shantel Destra)

April 20, 2023
Full Episode: State Budget Deal Nears as Talks Continue;
New York Has a New Chief Judge (wmht.org)

April 21, 2023
"New York's New Chief Judge of Color: Rowan Wilson"
NY NOW

April 23, 2023
"Changes in store at New York Court of Appeals
with Wilson in charge and Halligan on the bench
"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

April 23, 2023
"How Did Chief Judge Rowan Wilson Succeed Where Hector LaSalle Failed"
New York Magazine-Intelligencer (Errol Louis)

April 23, 2023
"How Did New Chief Judge Rowan Wilson Succeed Where Hector LaSalle Failed"
New York Magazine-Intelligencer  (Errol Louis)



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NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
April 11, 2023 masthead/board of editors


April 11, 2023
"Wilson, Halligan Announced as Governor's Choices
To Serve on New York's Highest Court
"

April 11, 2023
"Round 2 in the Process To Confirm a Chief Judge"
Outside Counsel column (David Sax)

April 12, 2023
"Senate Leader Hints At Plan for NY Gov.
To Make High Court Nominations Directly
"

April 13, 2023
"Don't Jettison Commission On Judicial Nominations,
NY County Lawyer and Reform Group Say


April 14, 2023
"Senate Schedules Hearings For Chief Judge,
Associate Nominations to NY's Highest Court for Early Next Week
"

April 18, 2023
"Wilson's Nomination for NY Chief Judge Passes
Senate Judiciary Committee
"

April 19, 2023
"Rowan Wilson Is Confirmed
As NY's First Black Chief Judge
"

April 19, 2023
"Choice of Halligan for NY's High Court
Garners Bipartisan Support But Vote Is Deferred
"

April 20, 2023
"Senate Confirms Attorney Caitlin Halligan
To Serve on NY's Highest Court
"

April 25, 2023
"New York Court of Appeals: A Triumph of Merit Selection"
NYLJ (Henry Greenberg)



 

 

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