He is a judge, [Associate Judge] on the New York State Court of Appeals [our highest Court]. He was on that Court for years before retired from the D.A's office I worked in. Reliably liberal, but not one of the cutting edge 'flamers';, like the Chief Judge, Judy Kaye, or Carmen Ciparick.
I'm astounded anew every day at FReepers whose sarcasm detector is broken.