Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced the appointment of seven judges to the First and Second Departments of New York’s mid-level appeals court, and the elevation of Second Department Justice Hector D. LaSalle to presiding justice.

LaSalle was appointed to the Second Department bench in 2014 after having served as an associate justice in the ninth and 10th judicial districts. Previous to that, he held various prosecution roles. He succeeds Acting Presiding Justice William Mastro.