Judge Theodore Jones (1944 - 2012)

As reported by the New York Law Journal, Judge Theodore Jones, Jr. of the New York Court of Appeals died late Monday evening or Tuesday morning of an apparent heart attack.  Judge Jones was an associate judge of the Court since his 2007 confirmation and previously served for almost 20 years as an elected supreme court justice.  His untimely death now leaves Governor Cuomo with two judicial selections to make for the Court of Appeals with the impending retirement of Judge Ciparick at the end of the year.