1. COURT OF APPEALS DEVELOPMENTS The Pataki Court Vincent Martin Bonventre, J.D., Ph.D. Legislative CLE, December 14, 2006

2. The Current Court (updated Sept. 2006)

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

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

8. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick Appointed 1994, Cuomo (replaced SFH [Cuomo]) First Hispanic on Court From NYC Current term expires Jan. 2008 Mandatory age retirement 2012

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

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

11. Victoria A. Graffeo Appointed 2000, Pataki (replaced JWB [Cuomo]) From Guilderland (born Rockville Center) Term expires Nov. 2014 Mandatory age retirement 2022

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

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

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

18. 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 Vincent M. Bonventre, 12/06

19. The Process cont’d Voting: ranking/no-ranking, 2/3 support, re- voting & winnowing Voting: ranking/no-ranking, 2/3 support, re- voting & winnowing Findings & Recommendations: Findings & Recommendations: 3-7 candidates “report” on “character, temperament, professional aptitude, experience, qualifications and fitness” —otherwise entirely confidential Vincent M. Bonventre, 12/06

20. 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? Vincent M. Bonventre, 12/06

21. The Process cont’d 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, 12/06

22. Court of Appeals Making of the Pataki Court Voting and Decisional Patterns in Criminal Cases: From Cuomo thru Pataki Vincent Martin Bonventre, J.D., Ph.D. December 2006

24. Late Wachtler – Early Kaye All Cuomo Court Late Wachtler era Late Wachtler era Pro-prosecution record Wachtler/Bellacosa v. Kaye/Titone Post-Wachtler – Early Kaye Post-Wachtler – Early Kaye Pro-defendant swing Wachtler Court – Kaye Court transition

26. Emerging Kaye Court All Cuomo Court Reprise Reprise Late Wachtler Early Kaye Emerging Kaye Court Emerging Kaye Court Pro-defendant swing persists Kaye/Titone/G.B. Smith/Ciparick “liberal” majority

28. Cuomo to Pataki Transition Reprise Reprise Post-Wachtler / Early Kaye Emerging Kaye Court Post Court-Bashing Post Court-Bashing Pro-prosecution “adjustment” Kaye/Ciparick voting shift

30. Trending-Pataki Court Reprise Reprise Emerging Kaye Court Post Court-bashing Pataki’s Increasing Impact Pataki’s Increasing Impact Kaye/Ciparick shift persists Pataki’s appointees: Simons to Wesley Titone to Rosenblatt Bellacosa to Graffeo Court’s pro-prosecution record [But] Rosenblatt: the “non” Pataki appointee ? [But] Rosenblatt: the “non” Pataki appointee ?

35. Pataki’s Court ? Reprise Reprise Pataki’s Increasing Impact: “Bashing” + Appointments Pataki’s Majority? Titone to Rosenblatt, Bellacosa to Graffeo Titone to Rosenblatt, Bellacosa to Graffeo Levine to Read, [Simons to] Wesley to R.S. Smith Levine to Read, [Simons to] Wesley to R.S. Smith Court Re-Adjustment Court Re-Adjustment Kaye/Ciparick Re-shift Pataki’s Judges: Wesley, Graffeo, Read, and (?) R.S. Smith and (?) R.S. Smith “Non” Pataki Judge: Rosenblatt Court’s Pro-defendant Swing Back (?)

38. The 2006 Court Re-Emerging Pro-defendant Wing Re-Emerging Pro-defendant Wing G.B. Smith, Kaye & Ciparick Solid Pro-prosecution Votes Solid Pro-prosecution Votes Graffeo & Read The Less Predictable R.S. Smith The Less Predictable R.S. Smith Rosenblatt in the Center Rosenblatt in the Center An Unmistakable Spectrum An Unmistakable Spectrum G.B. Smith/Kaye/Ciparick Graffeo/Read Rosenblatt/R.S. Smith ?? G.B. Smith Replaced by Pigott??

40. The Current Court (updated Sept. 2006)

41. Future Court Spitzer’s Opportunities ? Rosenblatt Replacement, Jan. 2007 Rosenblatt Replacement, Jan. 2007 Kaye Reappointment/Replacement, March 2007 Kaye Reappointment/Replacement, March 2007 Mandatory Retirement, 2008 Mandatory Retirement, 2008 Ciparick Reappoint./Replacement, Jan. 2008 Ciparick Reappoint./Replacement, Jan. 2008 Mandatory Retirement, 2012 Mandatory Retirement, 2012 Graffeo Reappoint./Replacement, Nov. 2014 Graffeo Reappoint./Replacement, Nov. 2014 Mandatory Retirement, 2022 Mandatory Retirement, 2022 R.S. Smith Mandatory Retirement, 2014 R.S. Smith Mandatory Retirement, 2014 Pigott Mandatory Retirement, 2016 Pigott Mandatory Retirement, 2016 Read Reappointment/Replacement Jan. 2017 Read Reappointment/Replacement Jan. 2017 Mandatory Retirement, 2017 Mandatory Retirement, 2017