Thomas Day Thacher
During the first half of the 20th century, there was concentrated in New York City a group of lawyers whose public role and influence … More Thomas Day Thacher »
Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals
Vito Joseph Titone
Judge Vito J. Titone was a man of contradictions. He relished traditions, but embraced change. He was always practical in his approach to legal … More Vito Joseph Titone »
Benjamin Franklin Tracy
Benjamin Franklin Tracy was a member of the Court of Appeals for only one year, and is better known as “father of the modern … More Benjamin Franklin Tracy »
John Van Voorhis
Judge Van Voorhis wrote well over a thousand formal legal opinions, including his dissents, and participated in thousands of cases which came before him … More John Van Voorhis »
Irving Goodwin Vann
“The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips,”1 so said the Court of Judge Vann on … More Irving Goodwin Vann »
Sol Wachtler
Sol Wachtler was born on April 29, 1930, the second son of traveling auctioneer Philip Wachtler and his wife Fay. Judge Wachtler grew up … More Sol Wachtler »
Denis O’Brien
Denis O’Brien would likely never have existed but for his parents’ early departure from County Clare, Ireland. They moved to America in 1835, a … More Denis O’Brien »
John Francis Scileppi
Judge John Scileppi’s long life epitomized the American Dream at its twentieth century best. His parents, Ignazio and Nunzia (née De Meco) Scileppi both … More John Francis Scileppi »
Alton Brooks Parker
Only one Court of Appeals Judge has ever run for President of the United States. He lost in a landslide. Alton B. Parker was … More Alton Brooks Parker »
Charles Brown Sears
Judge Charles Brown Sears was born in Brooklyn on October 16, 1870 to Hector and Leora C. Brown Sears. His father was a manufacturer. … More Charles Brown Sears »