The theme for Law Day 2019 is Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society, and early New York cases tested some of the protections of … More Excerpt from People v. Croswell: Alexander Hamilton and the Transformation of the Common Law of Libel »
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 »
This article was written by Danielle Stefanucci, St. John’s School of Law class of 2020 and Alumni Chair of the new St. John’s University … More Inaugural Event of the St. John’s University School of Law Chapter of the Historical Society of the New York Courts »
Image: Official Court of Appeals portraits of Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa, Hon. Richard C. Wesley, and Hon. Judith S. Kaye Oftentimes, legal history focuses … More The Road to the Court: Court of Appeals Judges Reflect on What Shaped Their Legal Careers »
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 »
In part two of our two-part celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (part one is here!), we get to know more about Hon. Peter … More Get to Know: Hon. Peter Tom »
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, and last year, the Society had the terrific fortune to interview two pioneering Asian-Americans in the New York … More Get to Know: Hon. Randall T. Eng »
