Christopher J. Heffernan
Justice Heffernan also sat on the bench of the 3rd Department; more information can be found HERE. At one point in time, Supreme Court Justice … More Christopher J. Heffernan »
Biography Category: New York State Supreme Court
Richard J. Bartlett
Chief Administrative Judge of New York, 1974-1979 Interviewed: 02/25/2005, 05/13/2005, 09/02/2005, 02/08/2007, & 03/04/2015 Read the Transcript Interview conducted outside the Society’s Oral History … More Richard J. Bartlett »
Milton Mollen
1920-2017 Associate Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, 1976-1977 Presiding Justice, 1978-1990 Interviewed: 07/21/2009 Read the Transcript Justice Milton … More Milton Mollen »
William C. Thompson
1924-2018 Associate Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, 1980-2001 Interviewed: 05/15/2009 Read the Transcript Justice William C. Thompson was educated … More William C. Thompson »
Joseph D. Valentino
Joseph D. Valentino is a graduate of Aquinas Institute, Niagara University, and St. John’s University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar … More Joseph D. Valentino »
H. Douglass Van Duser
H. Douglass Van Duser was born on March 24, 1885 in Newark, New York. He graduated from Newark High School, received a degree from … More H. Douglass Van Duser »
Raymond C. Vaughan
Raymond C. Vaughan was born in 1887 in Lapier, Michigan, the son of a prominent political functionary who was once the Michigan Secretary of … More Raymond C. Vaughan »
Hamilton Ward
Hamilton Ward was born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, NY on July 3, 1829. He read law in the office of A. & W. P. … More Hamilton Ward »
Richard C. Wesley
In 1997, Judge Wesley was appointed to the Court of Appeals. See his full biography HERE. Richard C. Wesley received his Juris Doctor degree … More Richard C. Wesley »
Gerald J. Whalen
Hon. Gerald J. Whalen was appointed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department on October 1, 2012, and as Presiding … More Gerald J. Whalen »