1st Black chief judge for New York state confirmed

New York’s Senate confirmed Rowan Wilson as the state’s first Black chief judge.
While Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is out of the race, State Senator Tim Kennedy and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown are expected to battle for the nomination.

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