Biography Category: First Department

Born in Nastatten, Germany on June 8, 1877 to Reinhard and Magdalene Schmidt Wagner, Justice Wagner immigrated to the United States with his parents … More Robert F. Wagner »

Born in 1927, Justice Wallach was raised in New York City and educated at the Fieldston School, where he was high school valedictorian in … More Richard W. Wallach »

Isidor Wasservogel was best known for conducting the inquiry into the activities of ambulance-chasing lawyers and accident claim agents in the late 1920s. He … More Isidor Wasservogel »

Justice Williams also sat on the bench of the 4th Department; more information can be found HERE. “In the thousand and one details which … More Pardon C. Williams »

Justice Milton L. Williams was born in Augusta, Georgia on November 14, 1932. His family moved to New York City when he was very … More Milton L. Williams »

Justice Witmer also sat on the bench of the 4th Department; more information can be found HERE. G. Robert Witmer was born on December … More G. Robert Witmer »

Justice Yesawich also sat on the bench of the 3rd Department; more information can be found HERE. Paul J. Yesawich, Jr. was born on … More Paul J. Yesawich, Jr. »

Leonard H. Sandler was born on October 16, 1926, in the Bronx and moved with his family to the Lower East Side of Manhattan … More Leonard H. Sandler »

Irwin Untermyer, son of another famous lawyer, Samuel Untermyer, was born on February 2, 1886. A native New Yorker, he graduated from Columbia University … More Irwin Untermyer »

Born on December 30, 1942 David B. Saxe was raised and educated in The Bronx, New York where he attended Bronx High School of … More David B. Saxe »