Biography Category: Second Department

Justice William B. Carswell was born on January 8, 1883 in Edinburgh, Scotland to David Bruce and Ann Brown Carswell. His family moved to … More William B. Carswell »

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 »

“He became active in the Republican Party’s Brooklyn organization early in his career as a lawyer, establishing himself as an outspoken expert on election … More A. David Benjamin »

Justice Abel E. Blackmar was born in Newark, NY in 1852. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1874 and received his law degree from … More Abel E. Blackmar »

Justice Seymour Boyers was born on October 9, 1926 in Queens, NY. He graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in 1945, served in … More Seymour Boyers »

A native of Long Island, NY, Justice Thomas A. Adams was born on January 17, 1948 in Mineola and raised in Hempstead. He graduated … More Thomas A. Adams »

Justice Frank F. Adel was born in 1885 in New York. A graduate of Brooklyn Law School, he was admitted to the Bar on … More Frank F. Adel »