We miss seeing you in person, but we can stay connected! As we all adjust to social distancing which prevents us from bringing you … More Common Threads of Justice: Weaving Threads in Our Video Archives »
This article was written by Angela Burton, and is an excerpt of her biography of Judge Alexander, which was originally published in The Judges of … More Fritz Winfred Alexander, II: First Black Court of Appeals Judge Appointed to a 14-Year Term »
Photo: Outgoing president and founding member of the Society Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt offers hand-made gavel to our new President, Hon. Jonathan Lippman, and … More Founding President Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt Hands Gavel to Hon. Jonathan Lippman, New President of the Historical Society of the New York Courts »
On June 21st, the Society hosted its second Judith S. Kaye Program: Conversations on Women & the Law in an event co-sponsored by the … More Women Who Blazed New Paths in the Law »
March is Women’s History Month, and we’ve been privileged to collect the oral histories of some of the pioneering women in New York law. … More Women Pioneers: Women Leaders Reflect on their Journeys in our Oral History Project »
This blog article by Margery Corbin Eddy, Lisa LeCours, Paul McGrath and Frances Murray is excerpted from a tribute of the same title originally published … More A Tribute to Judge Harold A. Stevens During Black History Month »
This post was written by John J. Halloran, Jr., a Trustee Emeritus of the Historical Society of the New York Courts and a Law … More Matthew J. Jasen: American Judge in Europe »
This blog entry was written by John Caher, the Unified Court System’s senior advisor for strategic and technical communications. It discusses his recent interview … More Kaye on Kaye: Luisa Kaye Talks About her Mother, Judith S. Kaye, in Latest Amici Podcast »
Imagine you go to your job every day in a beautiful office surrounded by stunning portraits of people you know nothing about. Imagine these … More Why a Historical Society for the Courts of New York? »
On December 13, 1915, Matthew J. Jasen was born in Buffalo, New York. In a public career that spanned much of the 20th century, … More The 100th Anniversary of Judge Matthew J. Jasen’s Birth: A Commemoration »
