Biography Category: Third Department

Justice Halpern also sat on the bench of the 4th Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Philip Halpern was born in Buffalo … More Philip Halpern »

Presiding Justice John M. Kellogg served as Presiding Justice from 1915 to 1921. He was born in Taylor, Cortland County, in 1851. His father, … More John M. Kellogg »

Justice Herbert D. Hamm was born in Poestenkill in Rensselaer County in January 1896 (the same month the Appellate Division heard its first cases). … More Herbert D. Hamm »

In 1926, Judge Kellogg was elected to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. Judge Henry T. Kellogg was born in 1869. … More Henry T. Kellogg »

Justice Norman L. Harvey was born in Canisteo, Steuben County, on November 11, 1918. He graduated from the Canisteo Central School Class of 1935 … More Norman L. Harvey »

Justice Heffernan also sat on the bench of the 1st Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice Christopher J. Heffernan was born in … More Christopher J. Heffernan »

Justice John C. Crapser was born September 8, 1873, in Winthrop, St. Lawrence County. Later the family moved to a large dwelling on Crapser’s … More John C. Crapser »

Justice Davis also sat on the bench of the 2nd and 4th Departments; more information can be found HERE and HERE, respectively. Justice Rowland … More Rowland L. Davis »

Justice Martin W. Deyo was born in Binghamton. He graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1921. He graduated from Amherst College and Columbia … More Martin W. Deyo »

Justice Samuel Edwards was born in the Town of Glenville in Schenectady County on April 24, 1839. He prepared for college at academies in … More Samuel Edwards »