John Clinton Gray
Although he served a remarkable 26 years on the Court of Appeals, Judge John Clinton Gray is perhaps best remembered for his role in … More John Clinton Gray »
Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals
Albert Haight
In Alden Chester’s 1925 work, Courts and Lawyers of New York: A History, Chester states that Judge Albert Haight’s length of service as a … More Albert Haight »
Martin Grover
In his 1897 volume Celebrated Trials, Henry Lauren Clinton describes Martin Grover as unique among the judges who have sat on the New York … More Martin Grover »
Stewart Freeborn Hancock, Jr.
Hancocks are known for leaving their mark on a page. Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.-who can trace back in his family tree to find the … More Stewart Freeborn Hancock, Jr. »
Samuel Hand
Though his tenure on the Court of Appeals was brief, Judge Samuel Hand’s place in the history of the law of New York State … More Samuel Hand »
Frank Harris Hiscock
On October 22, 1879, Frank Hiscock and Mary Elizabeth Barnes were married at the Barnes Homestead, 930 James Street in Syracuse. Both were 23 … More Frank Harris Hiscock »
John W. Hogan
When Alfred E. Smith was elected Governor of New York in 1919, he asked his friend Judge John W. Hogan to perform his official … More John W. Hogan »
William Butler Hornblower
On February 2, 1914, Governor Martin H. Glynn made two nominations to the Court of Appeals.1 No one could have predicted that it would … More William Butler Hornblower »
Charles William Froessel
Charles W. Froessel served as an Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals from 1950 until his mandated retirement from the Court at the … More Charles William Froessel »
Irving G. Hubbs
In 1937, Judge Irving Hubbs, then in his eighth year as a judge of the Court of Appeals, made one of the court’s most … More Irving G. Hubbs »