The state Commission on Judicial Nomination will make its recommendation to Governor Andrew Cuomo by March 7 on its nominees to fill the Court of Appeals opening created by the death of Judge Theodore Jones Jr. Under state Judiciary Law 68(2), the governor will have between 15 and 30 days to make a nomination from the list of three to seven candidates sent by the commission. The nominee must be confirmed by the state Senate.
The commission said it had not yet set a deadline to receive applications for the Jones opening but would do so within the next few weeks. Details will also be posted at the commission’s website, nysegov.com/cjn.
