Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

John Francis O’Brien, son of former Court of Appeals Judge Denis O’Brien and chief of the appellate bureau of the New York City Corporation … More John Francis O’Brien »

From 1930 through 1932, Samuel Seabury turned away from his flourishing law practice in New York City to lead an investigation, the first of … More Samuel Seabury »

Though Rufus W. Peckham, Jr. spent nine years on the New York State Court of Appeals, his most famous writing may be an opinion … More Rufus W. Peckham, Jr. »

Described by a contemporary historian1 as one of the most able and accomplished judges of the New York Court of Appeals, Henry R. Selden … More Henry Rogers Selden »

Rufus Wheeler Peckham, Sr., though a distinguished politician, lawyer, and jurist, may be most best known for how he died. On November 22, 1873, … More Rufus W. Peckham, Sr. »

Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Rochester, New York, in September 1946. He graduated from LeMoyne … More Eugene F. Pigott, Jr. »

On September 19, 1881, President James A. Garfield died of an assassin’s bullet. His last words were “My work is done.” With Garfield’s shooting, … More John Kilham Porter »

“Workmen’s compensation” was regarded by many as a radical idea in 1910. The country’s first law requiring employers to compensate workers injured on the … More Cuthbert Winfred Pound »

For Judge Samuel Rabin, the law was always about people. Sam Rabin was born in New York City on October 12, 1905, and attended … More Samuel Rabin »

Law is educated Justice.1 Charles A. Rapallo was born on September 15, 1823 in New York City, the son of Anthony Rapallo and Elizabeth … More Charles Anthony Rapallo »