New York Court of Appeals “Nonpolitical Merit” Appointment & Appointees Vincent Martin Bonventre, J.D., Ph.D. November 2006 Presentation to the Rockefeller.

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New York Court of Appeals “Nonpolitical Merit” Appointment & Appointees Vincent Martin Bonventre, J.D., Ph.D. November 2006 Presentation to the Rockefeller Institute Public Policy Forum

The Current Court (updated Sept. 2006)

Judith S. Kaye Appointed 1983, Cuomo First woman on Court From NYC (born in Monticello) Appointed Chief Judge 1993, Cuomo Current term expires March 2007 Mandatory age retirement 2008 (replaced SW [Cuomo])

George Bundy Smith (retired 2006) Appointed 1992, Cuomo From NYC (born New Orleans) Term expired Sept Denied reappointment by Pataki (mandatory age retirement would have been 2007) (replaced FA [Cuomo])

Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick Appointed 1994, Cuomo First Hispanic on Court From NYC Current term expires Jan Mandatory age retirement 2012 (replaced SFH [Cuomo])

Richard C. Wesley (resigned 2003) Appointed 1997, Pataki From Livonia [Rochester area] (born Canandaigua, New York) Resigned for 2d Circuit Appointment, 2003 (replaced RDS [Cuomo])

Albert M. Rosenblatt Appointed 1998, Pataki From Dutchess County (born NYC) Mandatory age retirement 2006 (replaced VJT [Cuomo])

Victoria A. Graffeo Appointed 2000, Pataki From Guilderland (born Rockville Center) Term expires Nov Mandatory age retirement 2022 (replaced JWB [Cuomo])

Susan P. Read Appointed 2003, Pataki From Capital Region (born Gallipolis, Ohio) Mandatory age retirement 2017 Term expires Jan (replaced HL [Cuomo])

Robert S. Smith Appointed 2003, Pataki From NYC Mandatory age retirement 2014 (replaced RW [Pataki])

Hon. Eugene F. Pigott, Jr. Appointed 2006, Pataki From Grand Island [Buffalo Metro Area] (born Rochester, NY) Mandatory age retirement 2016 (replaced GBS [Cuomo])

The Process Background: Wachtler, Fuchsberg, Breitel, Carey Background: Wachtler, Fuchsberg, Breitel, Carey Commission: composition, purpose [evaluate, report, recommend] Commission: composition, purpose [evaluate, report, recommend] Applications: notice, solicitation, applicants Applications: notice, solicitation, applicants Interviews: prelim evaluation, in-person meeting Interviews: prelim evaluation, in-person meeting Voting: ranking/no-ranking, 2/3 support, re-voting & winnowing Voting: ranking/no-ranking, 2/3 support, re-voting & winnowing Findings & Recommendations: 3-7 candidates, “report” on “character, temperament, professional aptitude, experience, qualifications and fitness”—otherwise entirely confidential Findings & Recommendations: 3-7 candidates, “report” on “character, temperament, professional aptitude, experience, qualifications and fitness”—otherwise entirely confidential

The Process cont’d Gubernatorial Nomination: limited to list, agenda? Gubernatorial Nomination: limited to list, agenda? Senatorial Advice & Consent: committee hearing, full senate, “advice” or just consent? Senatorial Advice & Consent: committee hearing, full senate, “advice” or just consent? Election vs “Nonpolitical Merit” Appointment: Election vs “Nonpolitical Merit” Appointment: Pros / Cons Pros / Cons Final Product, Comparisons Final Product, Comparisons Essentials Essentials Vincent M. Bonventre, 11/06