Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: The 1973 New York state election was held on November 6, 1973, to elect the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
No candidate received a majority, and the three contenders who polled more than 25% of the vote, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Judge Jack B. Weinstein, Appellate Justice Francis T. Murphy and Supreme Court Justice Irwin R. Brownstein, were designated to run in a primary election for Chief Judge.
[1] Trial lawyer Lawrence D. Fuchsberg filed a petition to challenge the designees.
[5] The Liberals met on March 10, and endorsed the Republican nominee Charles D.
[6] The Conservatives nominated Supreme Court Justice James J. Leff, a registered Democrat, for Chief Judge.