LIHBA SUPPORTS PAST-PRESIDENT JUDGE HECTOR LASALLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR RELEASE: Nov. 27, 2022

LIHBA announces its support for the Hon. Hector D. LaSalle to be chosen by Gov. Hochul for the position of Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

On November 26, 2022, the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association (LIHBA) wrote a letter of support to Gov. Kathy Hochul encouraging the Governor to appoint the Hon. Hector D. LaSalle to the position of Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the State’s highest court. In the letter, LIHBA touts Judge LaSalle’s administrative skills as Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division Second Department as well as his connection to and support for the Hispanic community. Judge LaSalle previously served as President of LIHBA and was one of its founding members.

For more information, please contact the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association at lihbacontact@gmail.com.