Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

Jacob David Fuchsberg was born June 14, 1913 on the lower east side of Manhattan. He graduated from New York University School of Law … More Jacob David Fuchsberg »

Along with Judges Benjamin Cardozo and Rufus Peckham Jr., Judge Ward Hunt has the distinction of having been a judge of the Court of … More Ward Hunt »

During his unsurpassed twenty-seven years and eight months as a member of the Court of Appeals-seven years of that as Chief Judge-Stanley Fuld exhibited … More Stanley Howells Fuld »

Judge Matthew J. Jasen served as an associate judge of the New York State Court of Appeals for eighteen years. A tireless advocate for … More Matthew Joseph Jasen »

Judge Domenick Gabrielli was noted for the practicality, clarity, and wisdom of his opinions, and for the compassion and respect he showed to people … More Domenick Luciano Gabrielli »

There is always something good about being a first. For Freeborn Garrettson Jewett, in a long list of great lifetime accomplishments, possibly the most … More Freeborn Garrettson Jewett »

Introduction Charles Stewart Desmond served on the Court of Appeals for 26 full years-the second longest tenure of a Judge on the Court of … More Charles Stewart Desmond »

Janet DiFiore, former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and of the State of New York, was born in 1955 in Mount Vernon, … More Janet DiFiore »

Judge Marvin Dye was one of the longest living judges to serve on the New York Court of Appeals. Born in Forestville, Chautauqua County, … More Marvin Rood Dye »

“Robert Earl, of Herkimer, is the baldest judge on the Court of Appeals bench. He had a wealth of whiskers, however, which he keeps … More Robert Earl »