Abram Elkus
Before he was appointed Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1919-a position he held for only 13 months-Abram Elkus served as United … More Abram Elkus »
Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals
Eugene M. Fahey
Eugene M. Fahey, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Buffalo, New York, in September 1951. He attended high school at … More Eugene M. Fahey »
Paul G. Feinman
Paul G. Feinman, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in 1960 in Hempstead, New York, the third of five children. He … More Paul G. Feinman »
Edward Ridley Finch
Edward Ridley Finch was born in New York City, November 15, 1873, son of Edward Lucius and Anne Ridley (Crane) Finch and a descendant … More Edward Ridley Finch »
Lawrence Henry Cooke
In 1972, three Republicans won election to the Court of Appeals in the landslide victory of President Richard M. Nixon, thus defeating Lawrence H. … More Lawrence Henry Cooke »
Francis Miles Finch
Two years after the close of the Civil War, forty-year-old Francis M. Finch, an Ithaca lawyer, unexpectedly (as he later admitted) struck a major … More Francis Miles Finch »
Frederick Evan Crane
Chief Judge Frederick E. Crane enjoyed a 33-year career as a jurist-22 of those years on the Court of Appeals. Distinguished as that service … More Frederick Evan Crane »
Charles James Folger
Members of the Folger family, including the immortal Benjamin Franklin, were known for their superb intellect. Judge Folger was no exception. In 1881, he … More Charles James Folger »
Leonard Callender Crouch
Judge Leonard C. Crouch’s tenure on the Court of Appeals was relatively brief: only four years. Nevertheless, his “opinions as a judicial officer of … More Leonard Callender Crouch »
Samuel Alfred Foot
The Judge’s name is sometimes spelled Foote, as in his Union College records, and other times Foot, as in 5 N.Y. (1851), where his … More Samuel Alfred Foot »