Biography Category: Third Department

Justice Yesawich also sat on the bench of the 1st Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Paul J. Yesawich Jr. was appointed … More Paul J. Yesawich, Jr. »

Justice Howard A. Zeller was born February 26, 1912 in Syracuse and attended grade school there. His family moved to Munnsville in Madison County … More Howard A. Zeller »

Justice Michael E. Sweeney, born in 1915, was educated at St. Mary’s College and Albany Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in … More Michael E. Sweeney »

Presiding Justice Charles C. Van Kirk was born on September 21, 1862, in Greenwich, Washington County. He graduated from Colgate University in 1884 (then … More Charles C. Van Kirk »

Justice John R. Putnam was born at Putnam Place, the family homestead in Saratoga Springs, New York, and was lineally descended from a John … More John R. Putnam »

Presiding Justice Leonard A. Weiss was born in Rochester, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Buffalo. His undergraduate education at the University of Buffalo was … More Leonard A. Weiss »

Justice Walter B. Reynolds was born in Elmira, Chemung County, on July 25, 1901. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and then from … More Walter B. Reynolds »

Justice James N. White was appointed to the Third Department on September 8, 1993. A resident of Amsterdam, he had served as a Justice … More James N. White »

Justice Leon C. Rhodes was born in Guilford, Chenango County. He was educated in the local schools. After being admitted to the Bar in … More Leon C. Rhodes »

Justice Edward C. Whitmyer was born May 5, 1861, in Schenectady. He was educated in the public schools and then at the Preparatory School … More Edward C. Whitmyer »