ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to say whether she will sue her fellow Democrats over their rejection of her pick to head the state’s judicial system.
The impasse over the nomination of Hector LaSalle to be the chief judge of the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, lingers on as the governor unveils her budget blueprint this week and battles over bail, housing, taxes and spending are brewing.
Hochul and legislative leaders maintain there’s no bad blood despite the prospect of legal action over Senate Democrats’ refusal to grant LaSalle a floor vote.
