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Cuomo taps Bronx law professor for NY's top court
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo tapped a law professor from the Bronx Tuesday for a seat on New York’s top court.
Jenny Rivera, 52, a professor at the City University of New York School of Law, would replace Carmen Ciparick who stepped down from the Court of Appeals after reaching the mandatory retirement age.
Ciparick’s departure left the seven-member court without a Hispanic — until Rivera’s...
