Biography Category: Second Department

Justice Frank D. O’Connor was born on December 20, 1909 in Manhattan to an Irish immigrant family and grew up in Queens. He worked … More Frank D. O’Connor »

Justice Charles Margett was born on September 5, 1907 in Brooklyn. He graduated from Eastern District High School in 1925 and St. Johns College … More Charles Margett »

Justice Nicholas M. Pette was born around the year 1891. Prior to his career on the bench, he served as an Assemblyman in Queens. … More Nicholas M. Pette »

M. Henry Martuscello was born on September 27, 1908 in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. He was educated at St. Lawrence University and Brooklyn … More M. Henry Martuscello »

Justice Joseph J. Kunzeman was born around the year 1928 and educated at Queens College and St. John’s University Law School, graduating in 1952. … More Joseph J. Kunzeman »

Justice Gabriel M. Krausman was educated at Brooklyn College and New York University, earning a B.S. degree with honors in 1957. In 1959, he … More Gabriel M. Krausman »

Justice Henry Jepson Latham was born on December 10, 1908 in Brooklyn and raised in Queens. He was educated at Richmond Hill High School … More Henry L. Latham »

Justice Charles B. Lawrence was born around the year 1920. He graduated from City College in 1941 and Brooklyn Law School in 1950. Lawrence’s … More Charles Lawrence »

Justice Edward Lazansky was born on December 9, 1872, the son of Bohemian immigrants who had arrived in the United States four years earlier. … More Edward Lazansky »

Justice Leon D. Lazer earned a B.S. from the City College of New York in 1942. He served for over three years in the … More Leon D. Lazer »