New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has granted the return of four midlevel appellate judges to their original courts after they were ousted through a controversial austerity measure from Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and other top-level court officials.

The Democratic governor has redesignated Ellen Gesmer, David Friedman, Sheri Roman and Joseph Maltese to their former midlevel appellate courts, Hochul spokesperson Hazel Crampton-Hays said in a statement.

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