Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

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 »

For anyone who wants to know the history of the Court of Appeals, and the forms that its decisions often take, two books should … More Francis Bergan »

Charles Breitel, the 30th chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals was a brilliant, complex, energetic, and quietly ambitious man whose … More Charles David Breitel »

Bruce Bromley, one of the most distinguished members of the New York Bar for almost half a century, served on the Court of Appeals … More Bruce Bromley »

Authoring the Court’s inaugural opinion (see Pierce v. Delamater, 1 NY 17 [1847]), Judge Greene Bronson determined that, as a Court of Appeals Judge, … More Greene Carrier Bronson »