Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

In looking back on William H. Cuddeback’s life, the Court described him as “wise and impartial in decision,” with no shadow of partisanship falling … More William Herman Cuddeback »

In Oliver Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Conquer,” Hardcastle observes that “modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with noble virtues. It … More Sydney Francis Foster »

In 1913, William Sulzer, then Governor of New York, was put on trial for various charges relating to abuses of the powers and duties … More Edgar M. Cullen »

To paraphrase President Abraham Lincoln, it is altogether fitting and proper that we find an increased dedication to the cause for which New York … More George Franklin Danforth »

Contested elections resulting in heated litigation may seem to be a recent political phenomena, but a November 1855 election for Supreme Court Judge was … More Henry Ebenezer Davies »