Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

But for a brief period during World War I when, commissioned as a major in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, he … More Edmund Harris Lewis »

This biography was prepared in 2012 and does not include Judge Lippman’s final years as Chief Judge or his life after leaving the bench. … More Jonathan Lippman »

Although John A.1 Lott served as a constitutional member of the Court of Appeals for only six full months in 1870, he had a … More John A. Lott »

“He was a most uncommon man who was friend to the common man, as, on the other hand, those who attained their renown, were … More John Thomas Loughran »

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 »

Alexander Bryan Johnson, a philosopher and author, dedicated one of his books to New York State Court of Appeals Judge Alexander Smith Johnson, his … More Alexander Smith Johnson »

There have always been cops and robbers, and good guys and bad guys, but New York City in the 1920s and ’30s was a … More George Zerdin Medalie »