Justice Shirley Troutman becomes second Black woman appointed to New York’s highest court

“Justice Shirley Troutman will be an extraordinary addition to the New York State Court of Appeals,” Hochul said in a statement. “During her confirmation hearings, Justice Troutman showed New Yorkers why she is well-suited to join our state’s highest court: her extraordinary qualifications, her superlative legal mind, her fair-minded judicial philosophy, and her commitment to equity and justice for all New Yorkers.”