Biography Category: Appellate Division

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 »

Justice Joseph J. Kunzeman was born around the year 1928 and educated at Queens College and St. John’s University Law School, graduating in 1952. … More Joseph J. Kunzeman »

Justice Gabriel M. Krausman was educated at Brooklyn College and New York University, earning a B.S. degree with honors in 1957. In 1959, he … More Gabriel M. Krausman »

Justice Henry Jepson Latham was born on December 10, 1908 in Brooklyn and raised in Queens. He was educated at Richmond Hill High School … More Henry L. Latham »

Justice Charles B. Lawrence was born around the year 1920. He graduated from City College in 1941 and Brooklyn Law School in 1950. Lawrence’s … More Charles Lawrence »

Justice Edward Lazansky was born on December 9, 1872, the son of Bohemian immigrants who had arrived in the United States four years earlier. … More Edward Lazansky »

Justice Leon D. Lazer earned a B.S. from the City College of New York in 1942. He served for over three years in the … More Leon D. Lazer »