Gubernatorial Succession in New York

New York’s governor currently has sole power to appoint a new lieutenant governor when a vacancy occurs. This program considers whether there should be additional checks on that power. It will also analyze other reform issues raised by recent events involving gubernatorial succession. For more background, the New York State Bar Association released this report on gubernatorial succession and the Fordham Law School Rule of Law Clinic released this report.

Speakers

Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Richard C. Lewis, President of the New York State Bar Association

John D. Feerick, Dean Emeritus and Sidney C. Norris Professor of Law at Fordham Law School, Past President of the New York City Bar Association, and a framer of the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment

Michael Miller, Past President of the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers Association, Law Office of Michael Miller

David A. Paterson, 55th Governor of New York

Jerry H. Goldfeder, Director of the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Project and Special Counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Liz Benjamin, Managing Director at Marathon Strategies and former New York politics journalist

Adrienne B. Koch, President of the New York County Lawyers Association and Partner at Katsky Korins LLP

James M. McGuire, Partner at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP and former Chief Counsel to Governor George Pataki

Alan Rothstein, Chair of Subcommittee of NYSBA Committee on the NY State Constitution that drafted the committee’s gubernatorial succession report and former General Counsel of the New York City Bar Association

Moderator: John Rogan, Senior Fellow at Fordham Law School