The commission said it has placed a new emphasis on enhancing diversity on the count since 2008, when its list of seven nominees to Paterson for the chief judgeship contained the names of no women and only one minority (NYLJ, July 27, 2009).
The list sent to Cuomo includes four women. There are three Hispanics, one black and one Asian-American.
Ciparick is the only Hispanic on the court.
All of the current crop of candidates except for Fahey, whose court is based in Rochester, work in New York City.
It will be Cuomo's first selection to the court for which which his father, ex-governor Mario Cuomo, once clerked.
The governor, who took office in January 2011, now has between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15 to submit the name of one of the nominees to the state Senate for confirmation. He must choose from the list.
The Senate has 30 days after receiving the nomination to confirm or reject his choice.
The commission is currently at work on a second list, to be sent to Cuomo on March 7, with candidates to succeed Judge Theodore Jones Jr. Jones died last month (NYLJ, Nov. 7). The commission has set Dec. 18 for the deadline to receive applications for the next opening on the seven-member court.
The commission said it would automatically roll applications for the Ciparick opening into the pool of candidates it will consider for the Jones seat as well as conducting outreach to encourage new applicants.
In addition to Kaye, other members of the commission are John Cirando, Steven M. Cohen, Ruth Friendly, Milton Hoffman, Gerald Lefcourt, Simone Levinson, Alan Mansfield, E. Leo Milonas, Margaret Morton, David Schwartz and Dierdre Scozzafava.
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Joepublicva
To Mr. Steven Finell. Maybe u dont kno what ur talkin about. Can u explain the basis of logic that exonerates a judge from criminal prosecution of taking bribes because he was in his chambers wearing a robe as opposed to meeting in a restaurant and taking that same bribe? Too many questionable acts by judges have been overlooked during her reign. What does she bring to the (other side of the) table that she couldnt or wouldnt as chief judge?
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Steven Finell
PS @ellen_oxman: There is no "Manhattan Supreme Court." You probably mean the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, which sits in Manhattan. It is a trial court. Chief Judge Kaye was never a judge of that court or of any trial court. As I said, you don't know what you are talking about.
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Steven Finell
@ellen_oxman: You do not know what you are talking about. Many judges return to private practice when they resign from the Bench. That is not a sign of corruption. Any law firm would welcome a former Judge of the Court of Appeals, especially a Chief Judge, and more especially a Chief Judge with Judge Kaye's outstanding record of accomplishment. If you have any evidence or basis to support your accusation that Chief Judge Kaye "threw cases" (whatever that means)--and I seriously doubt that you do--tell us what it is. And, while you are at it, present it to an appropriate disciplinary body. Otherwise, we will know that you are simply a coward who enjoys slinging mud at widely respected public figures.
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Finell
Formatting error: Jenny Rivera is (unintentionally) in Kathy Chin's paragraph. She deserves a paragraph of her own, with her name in boldface type, like everyone else.
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ellen_oxman@yahoo.com
The fact that Judge Kaye is at Skadden....says it all. She is cashing in on all of the years she threw cases. NOWHERE is more corrupt than Manhattan Supreme Court. Nowhere.
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