Biography Category: First Department

Justice Peter Tom’s career spanned over 30 years from his appointment as a Housing Court Judge to his position as the senior justice and … More Peter Tom »

Justice Rumsey also sat on the bench of the 4th Department; more information can be found HERE. Born October 18, 1841 in Bath, New … More William Rumsey »

Alfred H. Townley was born in upstate New York in 1876 and came to New York City as a young boy. He was appointed … More Alfred H. Townley »

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 »

Upon the death of Justice Francis L. Valente, Bernard Botein, the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division First Department paid tribute to him, saying … More Francis L. Valente »

Born in 1848 in New York City, to Thomas and Eleanor Augusta Scott, Justice Scott graduated from City College of New York in 1867 … More Francis M. Scott »

Clarence John Shearn was born in Leeds, Massachusetts in 1869. As a young man he graduated from Cornell University in 1890 and from New … More Clarence J. Shearn »

It was said of Justice Henry L. Sherman that “He was one of the outstanding jurists of the day . . . His opinions … More Henry L. Sherman »