Nathan B. Morse
1799-1866 Nathan B. Morse served in 1853. Born in Canterbury, Conn., Nov. 14, 1799. Moved to Brooklyn in 1825, joining a law practice with … More Nathan B. Morse »
Era Category: Ex-Officio Judges of the Court of Appeals
Leroy Morgan
1810-1880 Leroy Morgan served in 1866. Born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., on Mar. 27, 1810. District attorney, Onondaga County, 1843, serving three years. … More Leroy Morgan »
Daniel P. Ingraham
1800-1881 Daniel P. Ingraham served 1864. Born in New York City, Apr. 20, 1800. Columbia College graduate, 1817. Appointed judge of Common Pleas, 1838. … More Daniel P. Ingraham »
James Cosslett Smith
1817-1900 James Cosslett Smith served in 1866. Born in Phelps, Ontario County, N.Y., Aug. 14, 1817. Union College graduate, 1835. Admitted to practice, 1842. … More James Cosslett Smith »
Henry Hogeboom
1808-1872 Henry Hogeboom served in 1864. Born in Columbia County, N.Y., in 1808. Yale College graduate, 1827. Columbia County master in chancery and county … More Henry Hogeboom »
William Mitchell
1801-1886 William Mitchell served in 1856. Born in New York City on Feb. 24, 1801. Columbia College graduate, 1820. Master of Chancery, 1840. Edited … More William Mitchell »
William T. McCoun
1786-1878 William T. McCoun served in 1851. Born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, on Sep. 8, 1786. Named vice-chancellor of the First Circuit on … More William T. McCoun »
George Gould
1807-1868 George Gould served 1862. Born in Litchfield, Conn., Sep. 2, 1807, the son of Judge James Gould, nephew of Elizabeth Gould, who was … More George Gould »
Alonzo Christopher Paige
1797-1868 Alonzo Christopher Paige served in 1851, 1857. Born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, Jul. 31, 1797. Williams College graduate, 1812. Elected to state assembly, … More Alonzo Christopher Paige »
William Fitch Allen
1808-1878 Ex Officio: 1854, 1862 Court of Appeals: 1870-1878 by William A. Lawrence By 1864, Judge William F. Allen had earned his peers’ respect … More William Fitch Allen »