Biography Category: Appellate Division

Justice Michael H. Hirschberg was born on April 12, 1847 in Newburgh. He attended Newburgh Free Academy and at the age of 19 began … More Michael H. Hirschberg »

Justice Steven W. Fisher was born on May 19, 1946 in Manhattan and lived most of his life in Queens. He studied physics at … More Steven W. Fisher »

Justice Warren B. Hooker was born on November 24, 1856 in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, NY. He was educated in public schools and the Forestville … More Warren Hooker »

Justice Anita R. Florio earned degrees from Manhattanville College in 1958 and Fordham University School of Law in 1963, the same year that she … More Anita R. Florio »

Justice James D. Hopkins studied at Columbia College before earning a law degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1933. He served on … More James D. Hopkins »

William D. Friedmann graduated from Hunter College of the City University of New York before earning his law degree from New York University School … More William D. Friedmann »

Justice William J. Gaynor was born in Whitestown, Oneida County, NY in 1851 to a farming family. He attended the Whitestown Seminary and Assumption … More William J. Gaynor »

Justice Frederick P. Close was born in 1875 in South Colton, St. Lawrence County. He was educated at the State Normal School in Potsdam, … More Frederick P. Close »

Justice John P. Cohalan Jr., born in 1907, was raised in New York City and educated at LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale, Manhattan College … More John P. Cohalan, Jr. »

Justice John Copertino was born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, where he worked in his father’s fish store as a youth. He went … More John Copertino »