Biography Category: Appellate Division

Justice J. Irwin Shapiro was born in Brooklyn around the year 1905 and earned degrees from New York University and New York University Law … More J. Irwin Shapiro »

Justice Vincent Pizzuto was born around 1922 in Manhattan and lived in Brooklyn for most of his life. He earned degrees from City College … More Vincent Pizzuto »

Justice Nancy E. Smith earned degrees from Allegheny College in 1976 and Vermont Law School in 1980. She was admitted to the bar in … More Nancy E. Smith »

Justice Harrington Putnam was born in 1851 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from Colby College in 1870, studied at Heidelberg University in Germany in … More Harrington Putnam »

Justice Arthur Donald Spatt, a native of Brooklyn, earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1949. He was thereafter engaged in private … More Arthur D. Spatt »

Justice Calvin E. Pratt was born on January 23, 1828 in Princeton, Massachusetts. He was educated at the district school there, then at the … More Calvin E. Pratt »

Justice Charles W. U. Sneed was born on August 13, 1881 in Newburgh, NY. He was educated at public schools in Newburgh and at … More Charles W. U. Sneed »

In 1974, Judge Rabin was appointed to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE.

Justice Robert A. Spolzino earned degrees from Georgetown University in 1980 and St. John’s University School of Law in 1983. From 1987 until 1995, … More Robert A. Spolzino »

Justice Adelbert P. Rich was born in Cato, New York on May 16,1860. His father and grandfather were both attorneys. Educated at the Union … More Adelbert P. Rich »