Biography Category: Appellate Division

Justice Sewell also sat on the bench of the 2nd Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Albert H. Sewell was born at … More Albert H. Sewell »

In 1983, Judge Simons was appointed to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. Judge Simons also sat on the bench of … More Richard D. Simons »

Justice Smith also sat on the bench of the 1st and 4th Departments; more information can be found HERE and HERE, respectively. Presiding Justice … More Walter Lloyd Smith »

Justice Edward O. Spain was designated a Justice of the Third Department effective December 30, 1994. He began his legal career in private practice … More Edward O. Spain »

Justice Staley also sat on the bench of the 1st Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Ellis J. Staley Jr. was born … More Ellis J. Staley, Jr. »

Leslie E. Stein was born in New York in 1956. She received her B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Macalester College and her J.D., Magna … More Leslie E. Stein »

Justice Donald S. Taylor received his preliminary education in the public schools of Troy and graduated from Troy High School and then Colgate University … More Donald S. Taylor »

Justice Michael E. Sweeney, born in 1915, was educated at St. Mary’s College and Albany Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in … More Michael E. Sweeney »

Presiding Justice Charles C. Van Kirk was born on September 21, 1862, in Greenwich, Washington County. He graduated from Colgate University in 1884 (then … More Charles C. Van Kirk »

Justice John R. Putnam was born at Putnam Place, the family homestead in Saratoga Springs, New York, and was lineally descended from a John … More John R. Putnam »