Biography Category: Third Department

Justice Edward O. Spain was designated a Justice of the Third Department effective December 30, 1994. He began his legal career in private practice … More Edward O. Spain »

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

Leslie E. Stein was born in New York in 1956. She received her B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Macalester College and her J.D., Magna … More Leslie E. Stein »

Justice Donald S. Taylor received his preliminary education in the public schools of Troy and graduated from Troy High School and then Colgate University … More Donald S. Taylor »

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 »