Celora Eaton Martin
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 »
Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals
Charles Mason
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 »
Issac Horton Maynard
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 »
Chester Bentine McLaughlin
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 Smith Johnson
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 »
George Zerdin Medalie
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 »
Hugh Richard Jones
Prologue: The Early Years Judge Hugh R. Jones fondly recalled his pre-Court years as “prologue” and his post-Court years as “epilogue.”1 The story of … More Hugh Richard Jones »
Bernard Stern Meyer
On September 9, 1971, more than 1,000 inmates rioted at Attica State Correctional Facility in Western New York. A guard and three inmates were … More Bernard Stern Meyer »
Theodore T. Jones, Jr.
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 Louis Miller
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 »