Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is blasting Judge Hector LaSalle over his moderate judicial record.
while urging supporters to pressure state senators to scuttle his bid to become the first Latino leader of New York’s highest court.
But fellow Latinos like MTA Chairman Fernando Ferrer say Ocasio-Cortez has it all wrong about LaSalle, who currently serves as the presiding judge of the Appellate Division of the Second Judicial Department of state Supreme Court. LaSalle, who is of Puerto Rican ancestry, has the support of prominent Latinos like Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velázquez, and Ritchie Torres as well as state Sens. Monica Martinez, Luis Sepúlveda and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Other members of the Latino on the political left say the state Senate ought to vote down LaSalle if Hochul does not withdraw his nomination before a confirmation hearing expected next week.
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