Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

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 »

In Cron v. Hargro Fabrics (91 NY2d 362, 368 [1998]), the Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff’s full “performance of her obligations under … More Hiram Denio »

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 »

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1952 and educated in its public schools. She graduated … More Sheila Abdus-Salaam »

It is safe to say that the life experiences of Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, the first Hispanic and the second woman to sit on the … More Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick »

Born Carl Bernard Zanders, Jr., in Apopka, Florida, on April 24, 1926, Fritz Winfred Alexander, II was later given the name of his mother’s … More Fritz Winfred Alexander, II »

In an extraordinary career spanning more than six decades, Judge Frederick Collin devoted himself to the law and to the betterment of the community … More Frederick Collin »