Biography Category: New York State Supreme Court

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 »

Justice Robert S. Rose was appointed a Justice of the Third Department effective March 2, 2000. He is a graduate of St. Lawrence University … More Robert S. Rose »

Justice Woodward also sat on the bench of the 2nd Department; more information can be found HERE. Justice John M. Woodward was born on … More John M. Woodward »

Justice Pierce H. Russell was born in Troy on May 25, 1878. He studied in the public schools, graduated from Troy Academy in 1896, … More Pierce H. Russell »