Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

Theodore Theopolis Jones, Jr. was the fourth African American appointed to serve on New York State’s highest court. He was nominated to the Court … More Theodore T. Jones, Jr. »

Nathan L. Miller won his first court case in his early twenties, before he was even admitted to the bar. This victory was the … More Nathan Louis Miller »

Theodore Miller’s legal career spanned almost 50 years and in that time he became a respected jurist who was fondly remembered for preserving peace … More Theodore Miller »

The life of Kenneth Barnard Keating-as teacher, lawyer, soldier, legislator, judge, and diplomat-spanned the first 75 years of the Twentieth Century. He was an … More Kenneth Barnard Keating »

“In a State that has given America many of its greatest jurists, none stood higher than Irving Lehman, Chief Judge of the Court of … More Irving Lehman »

Henry Theodore Kellogg was a distinguished son of Northern New York who continued a family legacy on the bench. Born in Champlain in Clinton … More Henry Theodore Kellogg »

An independent thinker, a common sense approach and a devoted family man – these descriptions show three of the most important qualities Judge Levine … More Howard Arnold Levine »

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 »