Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to name Randy Mastro as corporation counsel is facing uncertainty.

The corporation counsel is the top attorney for city government. The position is nominated by the mayor and approved by the City Council.

But on Tuesday, members of the City Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus said they “rejected the nomination,” citing Mastro’s previous legal work.

Adams and other officials refused to talk about Mastro’s possible appointment while also defending him.

“Until an appointment is made, we won’t go into it,” said the mayor at his weekly question-and-answer session with reporters.

“It can never be the case in the United States of America that lawyers are condemned and criticized for taking on hard cases for their clients,” said City Hall Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg.  

Mastro is a former deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani. The former federal prosecutor has been in the public eye for nearly 40 years.

In that time, he has represented a wide array of clients, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the Bridgegate scandal.

Mastro currently represents the Garden State in its fight over congestion pricing.

Local lawmakers in opposition said on Tuesday that Mastro’s past makes his nomination “questionable at best.”

“The considered nomination of Randy Mastro as corporation counsel is an affront to the principles of public service we all hold dear. Given his professional track record representing dubious clients, which has included bringing numerous lawsuits against the city of New York, Mastro is unfit to serve as the City’s chief lawyer,” read a statement from the City Council’s Black, Asian and Latino Caucus released Tuesday morning.

City Hall’s top lawyer came to Mastro’s defense. 

“He chairs the citizens union, a very long time cherished good government group in New York City. He has been the vice chair, formerly of the Legal Aid Society. He has done a ton of pro-bono work,” Zornberg said.

Zornberg went on even to compare Mastro to former president John Adams in defending his work as a top attorney.

“One of the forefathers of this country in 1770 defended British officers accused of murder after the Boston Massacre. He didn’t hesitate to take on that case because he believed in upholding the rule of law,” Zornberg said.

It’s unclear what strategy the mayor will take now, but he seems open to a discussion.

“I’m hoping anyone we put up for any nomination will have the opportunity to sell their story and let them know their real story. Not what’s printed about them,” said Adams.

There is no specific date for when the mayor’s current top attorney, Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix, will leave.  

One of his top officials had previously said Hinds-Radix’s departure was a “mutual agreement.”

“Judge Radix is a longtime friend for many, many years. I was at her daughter’s wedding. So there is no disagreement,” Adams said.

 Hinds-Radix was not present at Tuesday’s question-and-answer session.

The mayor would need a majority of the City Council to approve Mastro, but the caucus opposing him consists of 34 members of the 51-member Council.