Biography Category: First Department

Samuel W. Eager was born in Montgomery, New York, on August 19, 1900. He was schooled in Orange County, New York, and received his … More Samuel W. Eager »

“She may be petite, but pound for pound (or in her case, ounce for ounce), Betty Weinberg Ellerin packs more legal punch in her … More Betty Weinberg Ellerin »

Justice Fein was born in Boston in 1910, and grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Erasmus Hall High School. He received his undergraduate … More Arnold L. Fein »

While attending DuSable High School on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, Herbert B. Evans decided that he wanted to become a … More Herbert B. Evans »

In 2017, Judge Feinman was appointed to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. In June 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo nominated … More Paul G. Feinman »

In 1935, Judge Finch was elected to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. Justice Edward Ridley Finch can be described as … More Edward Ridley Finch »

James M. Catterson, III was born on December 19, 1958 in Jamaica, New York. He is the son of the late James M. Catterson, … More James M. Catterson »

Born and raised in the Bronx, Darcel Clark was the first member of her family to attend college. She earned a B.A. from Boston … More Darcel D. Clark »

On January 4, 1927, shortly after Justice Clarke’s retirement from the Appellate Division, the president of the Association of the Bar of the City … More John Proctor Clarke »

Known as a scholar and an authority on law and social change, Sidney Howard Asch was born in New York City in 1919. He … More Sidney H. Asch »