1st Woman Nominated as N.Y.’s Chief Judge
Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. —
Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Monday nominated state Court of Appeals Judge Judith S. Kaye to become New York’s first woman chief judge. If confirmed, Kaye would lead the seven-member Court of Appeals, New York’s top tribunal.
The former chief judge, Sol Wachtler, resigned in November and has been charged with harassing an ex-girlfriend and threatened to kidnap her teen-age daughter. He pleaded not guilty last week, and his lawyer said he will mount an insanity defense.
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