Judge on New York’s top court abruptly resigns citing ‘health concerns’

Mar. 24, 2021 – The immediate retirement of New York State Court of Appeals Judge Paul Feinman on Tuesday leaves another vacancy on the top court to fill in 2021. Vin Bonventre, Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School and Editor of the New York Court Watcher blog, gave his analysis of Feinman’s time on the court and the impact his retirement has.