As First Department Presiding Justice Acosta Plans to Retire, Lawyers Reflect on His Career and Replacement Process Starts

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Applications from judges who wish to replace Acosta as presiding justice are expected to begin arriving soon, said a member of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s judicial screening panel for the First Department court. The panel will set up meetings with candidates, and will ultimately produce a report on each candidate for Hochul, the member said.