List of associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals
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This is a list of associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals, with their tenure on the court.[1][2]
Associate judges serving before 1870
Judge | Years served | Party | Comment |
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William F. Allen
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1854, 1862, 1870–1878 | Democrat | |
William J. Bacon | 1860, 1868 | ||
Greene Carrier Bronson
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1847–1851 | Democrat | |
John W. Brown | 1857, 1865 | ||
Daniel Cady | 1849 | ||
William W. Campbell | 1865 | ||
George F. Comstock | 1855–1861 | American | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Charles Daniels | 1869 | ||
Noah Davis | 1865 | ||
Gilbert Dean | 1855 | ||
Robert Earl | 1868–1870, 1870–1894 | Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Samuel A. Foote | 1851 | ||
Addison Gardiner | 1847–1855 | Democrat/Anti–Rent | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Hiram Gray | 1851, 1859 | ||
Martin Grover | 1859, 1867–1870, 1870–1875 | Democrat | |
Augustus C. Hand | 1855 | ||
Ira Harris | 1850, 1858 | ||
Ward Hunt | 1865–1870 | Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Amaziah B. James | 1861, 1869 | ||
Freeborn G. Jewett | 1846–1853 | Democrat | |
Alexander S. Johnson | 1852–1859, 1873–1874 | Democrat | |
Samuel Jones | 1847–1848 | ||
John A. Lott | 1861, 1869–1870 | Democrat | |
Richard P. Marvin | 1855, 1863 | ||
Charles Mason | 1853, 1861, 1868–1869 | ||
John Maynard
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1850 | Whig | |
Theodore Miller | 1868, 1875–1886 | Democrat | |
Joseph Mullin | 1864 | ||
Amasa J. Parker | 1854 | ||
Rufus W. Peckham Sr.
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1866, 1870–1873 | Democrat | |
John K. Porter | 1865–1867 | Republican | |
Daniel Pratt | 1850, 1858 | ||
Charles Herman Ruggles
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1847–1855 | Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Henry R. Selden | 1862–1865 | ||
Samuel Lee Selden
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1856–1862 | Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Selah B. Strong | 1849, 1859 | ||
Theron R. Strong | 1858 | ||
Josiah Sutherland | 1862, 1870 | ||
John Willard | 1853 | Democrat | |
Lewis B. Woodruff | 1868–1869 | Republican | Also served on the Second U.S. Circuit Court |
Associate judges serving between 1870 and 1974
Judge | Years served | Appointing Governor/Party | Comment |
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William F. Allen
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1870–1878 | Democrat | |
Charles Andrews | 1870–1897 | Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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William Shankland Andrews | 1917–1928 | ||
Edward T. Bartlett | 1894–1910 | Republican | |
Willard Bartlett | 1906–1916 | Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Francis Bergan | 1964–1972 | Nelson A. Rockefeller , Republican
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Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department
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Charles D. Breitel | 1967–1978 | Republican/Liberal | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Bruce Bromley | 1949 | Thomas E. Dewey, Republican | |
Adrian P. Burke | 1955–1973 | Democrat/Liberal | |
Benjamin N. Cardozo | 1914–1932 | Democrat/Republican | Also served as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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Emory A. Chase | 1906–1921 | Frank W. Higgins, Republican | |
Frederick Collin | 1910–1920 | Charles Evans Hughes, Republican | |
Albert Conway | 1940–1959 | Democrat/Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Lawrence H. Cooke | 1974–1984 | Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Leonard C. Crouch | 1932–1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat | |
William H. Cuddeback | 1913–1919 | Democrat/ Independence League
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Edgar M. Cullen | 1900–1913 | Democrat/Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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George F. Danforth | 1879–1889 | Republican | |
Charles S. Desmond | 1940–1966 | Democrat/Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Marvin R. Dye | 1945–1965 | Democrat/American Labor/Liberal | |
Robert Earl | 1868–1870, 1870–1894 | Democrat | |
Abram I. Elkus
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1919–1920 | Al Smith, Democrat | |
Edward R. Finch | 1935–1943 | Democrat | |
Charles J. Folger | 1870–1881 | Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Francis M. Finch | 1880–1895 | ||
Henry A. Foster | 1870 | ||
Sydney F. Foster | 1960–1963 | Nelson A. Rockefeller , Republican
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Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department
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Charles W. Froessel
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1950–1962 | Democrat/Liberal | |
Jacob D. Fuchsberg | 1975–1983 | Democrat | |
Stanley H. Fuld | 1946–1973 | Republican/Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Domenick L. Gabrielli | 1973–1982 | Republican/Conservative | |
James Gibson | 1969–1972 | Nelson A. Rockefeller , Republican
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Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department
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John Clinton Gray | 1888–1913 | ||
Martin Grover | 1859, 1867–1870, 1870–1875 | Democrat | |
Albert Haight | 1895–1912 | Republican | |
Samuel Hand | 1878–1879 | ||
Frank H. Hiscock | 1906–1926 | Republican/ Progressive
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Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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John W. Hogan | 1913–1923 | Democrat | |
William B. Hornblower | 1914 | Democrat | |
Irving G. Hubbs
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1929–1939 | Republican | Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial Department |
Matthew J. Jasen | 1968–1985 | ||
Alexander S. Johnson | 1852–1859, 1873–1874 | Democrat | |
Hugh R. Jones | 1973–1984 | Republican/Conservative | |
Kenneth B. Keating
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1965–1969 | Republican | Also served as U.S. Senator from New York
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Henry T. Kellogg | 1927–1934 | ||
Irving Lehman | 1923–1945 | Democrat/Republican/American Labor | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Edmund H. Lewis | 1940–1954 | Republican/Democrat/Liberal | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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John T. Loughran | 1934–1953 | Democrat/Republican/American Labor/Liberal | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Celora E. Martin | 1896–1904 | Republican | |
Isaac H. Maynard | 1892–1893 | ||
Chester B. McLaughlin | 1918–1926 | Charles S. Whitman , Republican
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George Z. Medalie | 1945–1946 | Thomas E. Dewey, Republican | Also served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
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Nathan Lewis Miller
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1913–1915 | Republican | Also served as Governor of New York |
Theodore Miller | 1868, 1875–1886 | Democrat | |
Denis O'Brien
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1889–1907 | Democrat | Also served as New York Attorney General
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John F. O'Brien | 1927–1934 | Al Smith, Democrat | |
Rufus W. Peckham Jr.
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1886–1895 | Democrat | Also served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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Rufus W. Peckham Sr.
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1866, 1870–1873 | Democrat | |
Cuthbert W. Pound | 1915–1934 | Republican/Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Samuel Rabin | 1974 | Malcolm Wilson , Republican
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Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department |
Charles A. Rapallo | 1870–1887 | Democrat | |
Harlan W. Rippey
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1937–1944 | Democrat | |
John F. Scileppi | 1963–1972 | Democrat/Liberal | |
Samuel Seabury | 1914–1916 | Democrat/ Independence League/American
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Charles B. Sears | 1940 | Herbert H. Lehman, Democrat | Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial Department |
Harold A. Stevens | 1974 | Malcolm Wilson , Republican
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Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
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Thomas D. Thacher | 1943–1948 | Thomas E. Dewey, Republican | Also served as Solicitor General of the United States and as a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
Benjamin F. Tracy | 1881–1882 | Alonzo B. Cornell, Republican | Also served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the United States Secretary of the Navy |
Irving G. Vann | 1895–1912 | Levi P. Morton, Republican | |
John Van Voorhis | 1953–1967 | Thomas E. Dewey, Republican | |
Sol Wachtler | 1973–1992 | Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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William E. Werner | 1900–1916 | Republican/Democrat |
Associate judges serving since 1974
Judge | Years served | Appointing Governor/Party | Comment |
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Sheila Abdus-Salaam | 2013–2017 | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Fritz W. Alexander II | 1985–1992 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Joseph W. Bellacosa | 1987–2000 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Charles D. Breitel | 1967–1978 | Republican/Liberal | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Anthony Cannataro | 2021– | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick | 1994–2012 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Lawrence H. Cooke | 1974–1984 | Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Eugene M. Fahey | 2015–2021 | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Paul G. Feinman | 2017–2021 | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Jacob D. Fuchsberg | 1975–1983 | Democrat | |
Domenick L. Gabrielli | 1973–1982 | Republican/Conservative | |
Michael J. Garcia | 2016– | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Victoria A. Graffeo | 2000–2014 | George Pataki, Republican | Also served as Solicitor General for the State of New York
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Caitlin Halligan | 2023– | Kathy Hochul, Democrat | |
Stewart F. Hancock Jr. | 1986–1993 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Matthew J. Jasen | 1968–1985 | ||
Hugh R. Jones | 1973–1984 | Republican/Conservative | |
Theodore T. Jones | 2007–2012 | Eliot Spitzer, Democrat | |
Judith S. Kaye
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1983–2008 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Howard A. Levine | 1993–2002 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Bernard S. Meyer | 1979–1986 | Hugh L. Carey , Democrat
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Eugene F. Pigott Jr. | 2006–2016 | George Pataki, Republican | Also served as Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
Susan Phillips Read | 2003–2015 | George Pataki, Republican | |
Jenny Rivera | 2013– | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Albert Rosenblatt | 1998–2007 | George Pataki, Republican | |
Richard D. Simons | 1983–1997 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Madeline Singas | 2021– | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
George Bundy Smith | 1992–2006 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Robert S. Smith | 2004–2014 | George Pataki, Republican | |
Leslie E. Stein | 2015–2021 | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | |
Vito J. Titone | 1985–1998 | Mario Cuomo, Democrat | |
Shirley Troutman | 2022– | Kathy Hochul, Democrat | |
Sol Wachtler | 1973–1992 | Republican | Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Richard C. Wesley | 1997–2003 | George Pataki, Republican | Subsequently appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Rowan D. Wilson | 2017–2023 | Andrew Cuomo, Democrat | Subsequently appointed as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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See also
- List of chief judges of the New York Court of Appeals
- Judiciary of New York
- New York Constitution
- Government of New York state
- Court of Appeals of New York