Chief NY Judge Janet DiFiore, family obtained priority COVID testing last year

New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore — who was nominated to her post by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2016 — received priority COVID-19 testing along with some of her family members last year, state officials said Friday.

DiFiore is the latest prominent New Yorker with ties to the governor — along with Cuomo’s family members — to be revealed to have gotten priority testing from state public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. A public health nurse and members of the state National Guard were ordered to DiFiore’s private residence in Southampton on Long Island in August to conduct the testing, according to the Albany Times Union, which first reported the testing.