Nassau County GOP leader Joseph Cairo’s daughter nominated for NY supreme court

[Kamaji]

Nassau County GOP leader Joseph Cairo’s daughter nominated for NY supreme court

By Carl Campanile
August 10, 2022

GOP officials have nominated the daughter of Nassau County Republican Party chairman Joseph Cairo to become a state supreme court judge — with backing from the rival Democratic Party, sources close to the selection process said Wednesday.

The bipartisan deal guarantees that Lisa Cairo, currently a family court judge, will be elected to the state Supreme Court without a challenge.

“Cairo is making his daughter a Supreme Court judge. How does it look? It’s nepotism 101,” sniped one source close to the Nassau Republican Party.

Democrat and Republican leaders have entered into a bipartisan pact to evenly parcel out judgeships and avoid having to spend enormous sums on judicial races. The party bosses would rather raise funds and devote resources on countywide and legislative races, sources said.

While good for the lucky few who are nominated, the bipartisan selection process limits competition from others seeking to serve on the bench.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/08/10/gop-leader-joseph-cairos-daughter-nominated-for-ny-supreme-court/

[Kamaji]

Two points:

(a) in NY, the "supreme court" is actually the lowest general trial court of record, not the top court, and

(b) the bigger issue is the collusion between the GOP and the DNC to parcel out elected judicial positions without having to go through an actual contested election.  That's corrupt, in my view, and should be stopped.