Tim Williams and Nick Reisman reports for New York State of Politics the Commission on Judicial Nomination has released their new list of candidates for chief judge of the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. The State Senate blocked Gov. Kathy Hochul's pick off the first list, Hector LaSalle. The new list of possible nominees includes the current acting chief judge (Anthony Cannataro); two current Court of Appeals judges (Rowan Wilson and Shirley Troutman); two presiding justices of the state’s intermediate courts (Elizabeth Garry and Gerald Whalen); and two lawyers (Caitlin Halligan and Corey Stoughton). Now, Hochul needs to choose one from this list, and get their nomination through the Senate. Read more about this story in New York State of Politics.