Erasmus Darwin Smith
1806-1882 Erasmus Darwin Smith served in 1862. Born Oct. 10, 1806, in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y. Political editor Rochester Daily Advertiser, 1849. Justice state … More Erasmus Darwin Smith »
Era Category: Ex-Officio Judges of the Court of Appeals
James Emott
1823-1884 James Emott served in 1863. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., Apr. 23, 1823. Columbia College, class of 1838. District attorney of Dutchess … More James Emott »
Malbone Watson
1804-1857 Malbone Watson served in 1852. Born in Rensselaerville, Albany County, N.Y., on Aug. 27, 1804. Union College graduate, 1822. Served as district attorney … More Malbone Watson »
Enoch H. Rosekrans
1808-1877 Enoch H. Rosekrans served in 1863. Born in Waterford (Saratoga County), N.Y., Oct. 16, 1808. Union College graduate, 1826. District attorney, 1834-1845. State … More Enoch H. Rosekrans »
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 »
Ira Harris
1802-1875 Ira Harris served in 1850, 1858. Born in Charleston, Montgomery County, N.Y., on May 31, 1802. Union College graduate, 1824. Member, state assembly, … More Ira Harris »
Henry Welles
1794-1868 Henry Welles served in 1852, 1860. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., on Oct. 17, 1794. Soldier in War of 1812. District attorney, … More Henry Welles »