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Justice Townsend Scudder was born on July 26, 1865 in Northport, Long Island, a descendant of Captain John Dickinson of the Mayflower. Following an … More Townsend Scudder »

Justice Albert H. F. Seeger was born on February 20, 1859 in Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany and came to the U.S. at a young age. … More Albert H. F. Seeger »

Justice Sewell also sat on the bench of the 3rd Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Albert H. Sewell was born on … More Albert H. Sewell »

Justice J. Irwin Shapiro was born in Brooklyn around the year 1905 and earned degrees from New York University and New York University Law … More J. Irwin Shapiro »

Justice Vincent Pizzuto was born around 1922 in Manhattan and lived in Brooklyn for most of his life. He earned degrees from City College … More Vincent Pizzuto »

Justice Nancy E. Smith earned degrees from Allegheny College in 1976 and Vermont Law School in 1980. She was admitted to the bar in … More Nancy E. Smith »

Justice Harrington Putnam was born in 1851 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from Colby College in 1870, studied at Heidelberg University in Germany in … More Harrington Putnam »

Justice Arthur Donald Spatt, a native of Brooklyn, earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1949. He was thereafter engaged in private … More Arthur D. Spatt »

Justice Calvin E. Pratt was born on January 23, 1828 in Princeton, Massachusetts. He was educated at the district school there, then at the … More Calvin E. Pratt »