Here's an update we received from our friend, Alan Flacks: THE FLACKS REPORT
On May 5, 2008, the N.Y. County Democratic Party screening panel for Surrogate Court judge reported all three of the applicants -- for the vacancy created by Surrogate Renee Roth's reaching mandatory retirement age -- as "most highly qualified." They are: Nora Anderson, a private practice litigator in Surrogate's court, John J. Reddy, Jr., one of the two counsel to the N.Y. County Public Administrator; and, Milton Tingling, a State Supreme Court Justice.
In addition, we hear that the N.Y. State Senate confirmation of Shirley Werner Kornreich as Justice of the Supreme Court (the Stephen Crane vacancy), as well as other nominees, may be either this week or next. Rep. State Senator Bruno better "unleash" his Republican Senators or Paterson may not give him any Republican Court of Claims seats this year (there are two vacancies).
