Henry Pierrepont Edwards
1808-1855 Henry Pierrepont Edwards served in 1854. Born in New Haven, Conn., 1808. A lineal descendant of Jonathan Edwards and son of Henry Waggaman … More Henry Pierrepont Edwards »
Era Category: Ex-Officio Judges of the Court of Appeals
John W. Brown
1796-1875 John W. Brown served in 1857, 1865. Born in Dundee, Scotland, Oct. 11, 1796. Emigrated to United States in 1802; educated in Newburgh, … More John W. Brown »
Platt Potter
1800-1891 Platt Potter served in 1865. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, Apr. 6, 1800. Schenectady College graduate, 1820. District attorney, Schenectady County, 1839-1845. Master … More Platt Potter »
William W. Campbell
1806-1881 William W. Campbell served in 1865. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, Jun. 10, 1806. Union College graduate, 1827. Studied under Chancellor James … More William W. Campbell »
Noah Davis, Jr.
1818-1902 Noah Davis Jr. served in 1865. Born in Haverhill, N.H., Sep. 10, 1818, and raised in Albion (Orleans County) and Buffalo. In Albion, … More Noah Davis, Jr. »
Gilbert Dean
1819-1870 Gilbert Dean served in 1858. Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y. Aug. 14, 1819. Graduated from Yale, 1841, and admitted to New … More Gilbert Dean »
Elisha Powell Hurlbut
1807-1889 Elisha Powell Hurlbut served in 1850. Born 1807, in Salisbury, Herkimer County, N.Y. Elected to supreme court, first judicial district, 1847. Died Sep. … More Elisha Powell Hurlbut »
Philo Gridley
1796-1864 Philo Gridley served in 1852. Born Sep. 16, 1796, in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y. Hamilton College graduate, 1816. District attorney of Madison County, … More Philo Gridley »
Amaziah Bailey James
1812-1883 Amaziah Bailey James served in 1861, 1869. Born in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N.Y., Jul. 1, 1812. Admitted to practice 1838 and practiced law … More Amaziah Bailey James »
Ransom Balcom
1818-1879 Ransom Balcom served in 1863. Born in Oxford, Broome County, N.Y., Apr. 18, 1818. His house, the Judge Ransom Balcom House, built in … More Ransom Balcom »