The Next Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

 A partial views of the New York state Capitol building, left, is shown next to the state Appellate court building in foreground, right.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has until December 23 to select a new chief judge for New York’s highest court. Noah Rosenblum, assistant professor of law at NYU School of Law, and Peter F. Martin, director of Judicial Accountability at the Center for Community Alternatives and the coordinator of 'The Court New York Deserves' campaign, discuss the politics and implications surrounding the effort to replace Chief Judge DiFiore, who stepped down this summer amid controversy.