Biography Category: Appellate Division

In 1960, Judge Foster was appointed to the Court of Appeals and elected later that year. See his full biography HERE. Judge Foster also … More Sydney F. Foster »

As a Supreme Court Justice, Martin M. Frank condemned the “standard magistrates’ courts practice” of arraigning persons on “an assembly line basis.” He made … More Martin M. Frank »

When asked why she was leaving the bench, Appellate Division, First Department Justice Helen Freedman stated that she was following another longtime player into … More Helen E. Freedman »

Edward J. Glennon was born in New York in 1884. As a young man he graduated from Fordham. He began his public career at … More Edward J. Glennon »

Justice Luis Antonio Gonzalez was born in Manati, Puerto Rico in 1945. His parents migrated to New York in the 1950s seeking an opportunity … More Luis A. Gonzalez »

Born January 23, 1854 in London, England, Justice Greenbaum was the son of Louis and Rachel Deborah (Schlessinger) Greenbaum. He came to the United … More Samuel Greenbaum »

Justice Hatch also sat on the bench of the 2nd Department; more information can be found HERE. Edward W. Hatch was born in Friendship, … More Edward W. Hatch »

Justice DeGrasse is best known for being the trial judge who ruled against the state’s system for financing public schools in Campaign for Fiscal … More Leland G. Degrasse »

Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss was born in Albany, New York on July 2, 1856. He received a private school education and graduated from law school … More Henry D. Hotchkiss »

In a survey conducted in 1931 by Professor Joseph X. Healy of the College of the City of New York, 11 justices of the … More Edward S. Dore »