Biography Category: Second Department

William D. Friedmann graduated from Hunter College of the City University of New York before earning his law degree from New York University School … More William D. Friedmann »

Justice Marcus G. Christ was born on April 7, 1900, the son of Philip J. Christ, a Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead … More Marcus G. Christ »

Justice Frederick P. Close was born in 1875 in South Colton, St. Lawrence County. He was educated at the State Normal School in Potsdam, … More Frederick P. Close »

Justice John P. Cohalan Jr., born in 1907, was raised in New York City and educated at LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale, Manhattan College … More John P. Cohalan, Jr. »

Justice John Copertino was born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, where he worked in his father’s fish store as a youth. He went … More John Copertino »

JUDICIAL OFFICES Associate Justice, Appellate Division Second Judicial Department August 2005 to September 2011 Associate Justice, Appellate Term Ninth and Tenth Judicial District June … More Joseph Covello »

Justice Barry A. Cozier earned a B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1971 and a J.D. degree … More Barry A. Cozier »

Justice Stephen G. Crane earned a B.S. degree from Cornell University in 1960 and a J.D. degree from Cornell Law School in 1963. He … More Stephen G. Crane »

Justice Lawrence J. Bracken was born on June 12, 1931 in Hempstead, NY. He graduated from Roslyn High School in 1948 and St. John’s … More Lawrence J. Bracken »

In 1900, Judge Cullen was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Theodore Roosevelt. See his full biography HERE.