Gov. Spitzer named Brooklyn Justice Theodore Jones to the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court today.
Jones, of course, presided over all the court room drama between the MTA, the state, and the transit union before and after the strike. He is the man who ordered Roger Toussaint to jail.
“Justice Jones will bring his experience and unquestioned integrity to the Court of Appeals,” said Governor Spitzer. “He has earned the trust and respect of all those who have worked with him throughout his years of service. I know he will bring his deep respect for the law as well as his sense of duty to the public to this new role.”
The NY Law Journal has a comprehensive write-up here.
No statement from Toussaint, yet. And we are doubting there will be one.
-- Chuck Bennett
