Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

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 »

After Judge Celora E. Martin secured the Republican nomination for Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, the New York Times commented that “Judge … More Celora Eaton Martin »

Oneida County had been the birthplace or residence of a number of judges in the early years of the Court of Appeals, including Greene … More Charles Mason »

Whatever his gifts as a judge, history remembers Isaac Horton Maynard more for the questionable conduct that allegedly won him appointment to the Court … More Issac Horton Maynard »

As reported in The Adirondack Record-Elizabethtown Post (Au Sable Forks, Essex County, N.Y.), Judge Chester McLaughlin was a “man of striking personality, a rugged … More Chester Bentine McLaughlin »