Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

Jenny Rivera was nominated by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for the New York State Court of Appeals and the New York State Senate confirmed … More Jenny Rivera »

Albert M. Rosenblatt, referred to as a “Renaissance Man” by many who know of his professional, intellectual, and athletic pursuits, is among the most … More Albert Martin Rosenblatt »

Early Years The man who served as the seventeenth Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals1 was born in the small … More William Crawford Ruger »

Judge Charles Ruggles has a special place in this writer’s heart because he was at the center of an adventure that spurred my interest … More Charles Herman Ruggles »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »