Biography Category: Appellate Division

Justice Charles E. Murphy was born around the year 1895 in Trenton, New Jersey. He graduated from Rider College and worked as a journalist … More Charles E. Murphy »

Justice James F. Niehoff was born in Queens and graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1951. In 1962, while working as … More James F. Niehoff »

Justice Gerald Nolan was born in Yonkers around the year 1891, the son of Dan C. Nolan, publisher of the Yonkers Gazette. He graduated … More Gerald Nolan »

Justice John MacCrate was born on March 29, 1885 in Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of a blacksmith. The family immigrated to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New … More John MacCrate »

Justice Cornelius J. O’Brien was born on November 3, 1931 in New York. He graduated from Fordham University in 1954 and Fordham University School … More Cornelius J. O’Brien »

Justice Guy James Mangano graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1955. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law degree in … More Guy James Mangano »

Justice O’Brien also sat on the bench of the 1st Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Morgan J. O’Brien was born on … More Morgan J. O’Brien »

Justice William J. Kelly was born on April 13, 1860. He attended St. Joseph’s Parochial School and Public School 9, graduating in 1874, and … More William J. Kelly »

Justice Philip M. Kleinfeld was born on June 19, 1894 in the Lower East Side. He graduated from New York Law School in 1916 … More Philip M. Kleinfeld »

Justice Sybil Hart Kooper was born in Brooklyn around the year 1925, the daughter of Walter R. Hart, a State Supreme Court Justice and … More Sybil Hart Kooper »