Exclusive | Lefty actress Cynthia Nixon appointed to panel that screens, recommends NY judges

And just like that… lefty actress Cynthia Nixon will get to screen and recommend candidates to serve on the state’s highest court, The Post has learned.Nixon — who isn’t a lawyer but played one on the hit HBO show “Sex and the City” — was just appointed to serve on the Commission on Judicial Nomination by New York Chief Judge Rowan Wilson.The commission suggests and vets potential judges to the Court of Appeals.Nixon’s appointment runs through April 30, 2030.Most of the other dozen members of the panel are practicing lawyers or have law degrees.Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics“The Commission’s mandate is a powerful one: the Constitution requires that the Governor choose Judges of the Court of Appeals only from the nominees of the Commission,” the panel’s website says.Sources in the legal community were stunned and outraged by the appointment of the actress, who ran for governor in 2018 and endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor last year.“She’s an actress! She’s known for ‘Sex and the City,'” fumed one lawyer who was flabbergasted by the pick.Her biography on the commission website says, “Cynthia Nixon is a native New Yorker who began acting professionally at the age of 12 and has worked as an actor and director for nearly 50 years.

Over the course of her career, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award for her reading of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth.” Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.Please provide a valid email.

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While best known for playing attorney Miranda Hobbes in “Sex and the City,” the bio noted Nixon has played roles as varied as Emily Dickinson, Eleanor Roosevelt and Nancy Reagan.Over the years, she has been an advocate for public s...