MONTICELLO — The New York State Court of Appeals has rejected the case of former Village of Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins, who was trying to reverse a court's decision to remove him from office in April.

In its decision, the state's highest court cited “no substantial constitution question” in regards to the state Appellate Division, Third Department's decision.

Jenkins' attorney, Michael Sussman, had filed an appeal the week after Jenkins was removed by the Appellate Court for exhibiting “a pattern of misconduct and abuse of authority.”

Since then, the village has refrained from appointing a new mayor from the board.

According to Doug Solomon, who has been serving as the interim-deputy mayor since Jenkins' removal, the new mayor will be appointed during the board's regular meeting on Tuesday night.

One of the first duties of the new mayor will be to appoint someone to the vacant trustee's seat, leading to speculation about who that might be.

“The people deserve to have a full board that represents their interests” said Solomon. “There's a lot of work that needs to be done and hopefully this means we can now move forward without delay.”

“As an elected representative, you have to serve the people, not your own ambition,” said Trustee Carmen Rue.

The last legal recourse for Jenkins' and his lawyer, Michael Sussman, would be to appeal their case to the United States Supreme Court, which Sussman has said they intend to do.

Jenkins says he plans on exhausting all of his legal options before he gives up the fight. “I only wish I could finish out the job that the people originally elected me to do,” said Jenkins.

Both appointments will serve out this current term, which expires in March, 2016.