Biography Category: First Department

George Landon Ingraham was one of the first Associate Justices of the Appellate Division First Department at its formation in 1896. He became Presiding … More George L. Ingraham »

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 »

In 1960, Judge Foster was appointed to the Court of Appeals and elected later that year. See his full biography HERE. Judge Foster also … More Sydney F. Foster »

As a Supreme Court Justice, Martin M. Frank condemned the “standard magistrates’ courts practice” of arraigning persons on “an assembly line basis.” He made … More Martin M. Frank »

When asked why she was leaving the bench, Appellate Division, First Department Justice Helen Freedman stated that she was following another longtime player into … More Helen E. Freedman »