Question: which former lawyer previously held the seat held by Yuh-Line Niou
Sentence (from "Sheldon Silver"): Sheldon "Shelly" Silver (born February 13, 1944) is a former lawyer and Democratic Party politician from New York City, who rose to become the powerful Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1994 until his arrest on federal corruption charges in 2015.
Relevant evidence: Yes