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NEW YORK STATE: JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT PROCESS

TO THE LOWER STATE COURTS

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For most comprehensive, contextual chronicling, SEE
CHRONOLOGICAL PAPER TRAIL OF INTERACTION
WITH THE PROCESS -- 1996-2003

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During the Years of Governor George Pataki:

NICHOLAS COLABELLA -- Appellate Division, 1st Dept.

Elevation of Supreme Court Justices to the Appellate Division

Designation of Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, 1st Dept.

ANDREW O'ROURKE -- Appointment to the Court of Claims

JUANITA BING NEWTON -- Reappointment to Court of Claims

WILLIAM A. WETZEL -- Reappointment to the Court of Claims

JAMES J. LACK -- Appointment to the Court of Claims

KENNETH RUDOLPH  

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During the Years of Governor Mario Cuomo:

SAMUEL G. FREDMAN -- Supreme Court
 

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