Senator Hoylman-Sigal’s Statement on Judge Martinotti’s Recusal From Congestion Pricing Case

Senator Hoylman-Sigal said, “I’m relieved to hear that U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti has rightly recused himself from New Jersey’s ill-conceived lawsuit to delay the Central Business District Tolling Program, as I had called on him to do. With the fate of our environment, economy, and public transit system at stake, New Yorkers deserve a fair shake before a jurist without even an appearance of or potential for bias.”

Background:

On December 6th, 2023 Senator Hoylman-Sigal, Chair of the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to the Hon. Renée Marie Bumb, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, after learning of Judge Martinotti’s potential personal conflicts and his history of not recusing himself when he had a personal or financial interest in a case. The full text of that letter can be read here.