Biography Category: Appellate Division

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 »

Justice Houghton also sat on the bench of the 3rd Department; more information can be found HERE. Born September 1, 1856 in Corinth, New … More James W. Houghton »

Born on July 20, 1866 in New York City, Victor J. Dowling attended parochial schools and De La Salle Academy and graduated from Manhattan … More Victor J. Dowling »

George Landon Ingraham was one of the first Associate Justices of the Appellate Division First Department at its formation in 1896. He became Presiding … More George L. Ingraham »

Samuel W. Eager was born in Montgomery, New York, on August 19, 1900. He was schooled in Orange County, New York, and received his … More Samuel W. Eager »

“She may be petite, but pound for pound (or in her case, ounce for ounce), Betty Weinberg Ellerin packs more legal punch in her … More Betty Weinberg Ellerin »

Justice Fein was born in Boston in 1910, and grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Erasmus Hall High School. He received his undergraduate … More Arnold L. Fein »

While attending DuSable High School on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, Herbert B. Evans decided that he wanted to become a … More Herbert B. Evans »

In 2017, Judge Feinman was appointed to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. In June 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo nominated … More Paul G. Feinman »

In 1935, Judge Finch was elected to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. Justice Edward Ridley Finch can be described as … More Edward Ridley Finch »