NEW YORK, CMC – Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will nominate Muriel Goode-Trufant as the City’s following corporation counsel, replacing Barbadian-born Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix.
Adams had initially been Randy Mastro to replace Hinds-Radix, but he withdrew his candidacy.
Adams described Goode-Trufant as a longtime public servant, having spent more than 30 years in the New York City Department of Law, where she has been the acting corporation counsel since this summer.
As corporation counsel, Goode-Trufant will lead the New York City Department of Law, which is primarily responsible for providing legal representation to the City.
“I am excited to announce my intention to nominate Muriel Goode-Trufant as New York City’s following corporation counsel. Muriel’s record speaks for itself: a dedicated public servant with more than 30 years of experience at the Law Department, a recipient of the agency’s highest honor, and a lawyer who has fought for equity and justice.
“As our next corporation counsel, Muriel is prepared to serve our entire municipal government and use the full power of our legal system to lead our city forward,” he added.
Goode-Trufant said she is “humbled and honored” to be nominated, adding, “Through my more than three decades as an attorney at the New York City Law Department, I am keenly aware of the vital role the corporation counsel plays in New York City government.”
Adams nominated nationally recognized litigator Mastro to succeed Justice Hinds-Radix in late July, but the former top aide to former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani withdrew his nomination last month amid very contentious City Council hearings.
When he first nominated Mastro, Adams lauded the Barbadian-born jurist for her “decades of service to New Yorkers, especially her last two years as corporation counsel to our City, as well as Muriel Goode-Trufant for serving as acting corporation counsel over the last two months.
“Sylvia has played a pivotal role in furthering this administration’s vision to protect public safety, rebuild our economy, and make our city more affordable and livable,” he said. “We are grateful for her service to the people of New York.”
Justice Hinds-Radix left the post on May 31.
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