The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, or simply the First Department, is one of the four geographical components of the
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The state is geographically divided into four judicial departments of the Appellate Division. The full title of each is, u ...
, the
intermediate appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to Hearing (law), hear a Legal case, case upon appeal from a trial court or other ...
of the
State of New York
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and ...
.
Its courthouse is located in
Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...
,
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
.
Jurisdiction
The First Department of the
Appellate Division holds jurisdiction over the Counties of
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
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and the
Bronx
The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...
. Appeals are taken to the Appellate Division, as a matter of right, in civil and criminal cases, from the Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, and Court of Claims.
Along with the state's other three Appellate Departments, it shares responsibility for all admissions to the New York bar. Under the state's bar admission rules, all bar applicants must be interviewed in person by one of the Appellate Departments. The First Department admits only residents of Manhattan and the Bronx, with all other applicants being admitted by other Departments. However, once admitted by one department, a new attorney may practice in any New York state court.
Case load
Over 3,000 appeals, 6,000 motions, and 1,000 interim applications are determined each year.
Current justices
List of presiding justices
Former justices
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George C. Barrett (1896–1900)
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Charles H. Van Brunt (1896–1905, P.J. 1896–1905)
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William Rumsey
William Rumsey (October 18, 1841 – January 16, 1903) was an American lawyer and judge from New York.
Early life
William Rumsey was born on October 18, 1841, in Bath, New York, to Ann E. Brown and judge David Rumsey. At the age of 16, in 1857 ...
(1896–1901)
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Pardon C. Williams (1896–1898)
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Morgan J. O’Brien
Morgan Joseph O'Brien (April 28, 1852 – June 16, 1937) was a lawyer and Judge of the New York Supreme Court and later as member and Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department from 1896 to 1 ...
(1896–1906, P.J. 1905–1906)
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Edward Patterson (1896–1910, P.J. 1906–1910)
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George L. Ingraham (1896–1915, P.J. 1910–1915)
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Alton B. Parker
Alton Brooks Parker (May 14, 1852 – May 10, 1926) was an American judge. He was the Democratic nominee in the 1904 United States presidential election, losing in a landslide to incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt.
A native of upstate New ...
(1897)
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Chester B. McLaughlin (1898–1917)
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Edward W. Hatch (1900–1905)
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Frank C. Laughlin (1901–1922)
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James W. Houghton (1905–1910)
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John P. Clarke (1905–1926, P.J. 1916–1926)
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John S. Lambert (1906–1908)
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Francis M. Scott (1906–1918)
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Nathan L. Miller
Nathan L. Miller (10 October 1868 – 26 June 1953) was an American attorney and politician from New York. A Republican, he served as New York State Comptroller from 1901 to 1903, and a judge of the New York Supreme Court and New York Court of ...
(1910–1913)
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Victor J. Dowling (1911–1931, P.J. 1927–1931)
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Henry D. Hotchkiss (1913–1915)
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Walter L. Smith (1915–1924)
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Alfred R. Page (1916–1923)
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Vernon M. Davis (1916–1918)
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Clarence J. Shearn (1916–1919)
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Edgar S.K. Merrell (1918–1935)
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Eugene A. Philbin (1920)
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Samuel Greenbaum (1920–1922)
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Edward R. Finch (1922–1935, P.J. 1931–1935)
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John V. McAvoy (1923–1937)
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Francis W. Martin (1923–1947, P.J. 1935–1947)
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William P. Burr (1924–1926)
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Robert F. Wagner (1926)
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James O'Malley (1927–1942)
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Joseph M. Proskauer
Joseph Meyer Proskauer (6 August 1877 – 10 September 1971) was an American lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and political activist and is the name partner of Proskauer Rose.
Biography
Proskauer was born in Mobile, Alabama, to a Jewish family in 1 ...
(1927–1930)
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Henry L. Sherman (1930–1933)
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Alfred H. Townley (1931–1946)
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Edward J. Glennon (1933–1954)
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Irwin Untermyer (1933–1945)
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Edward S. Dore (1936–1954)
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Albert Cohn (1936–1955)
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Joseph M. Callahan (1937–1955)
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David W. Peck (1945–1957, P.J. 1947–1957)
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Isidor Wasservogel (1945)
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John Van Voorhis (1947–1953)
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Bernard L. Shientag (1947–1952)
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Francis D. McCurn (1951)
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Christopher J. Heffernan (1951–1952)
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Charles D. Breitel (1952–1966)
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Francis Bergan
Francis Bergan (April 20, 1902 Albany, New York – March 23, 1998 Albany, NY) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He was the son of Michael Bergan and Mary Bergan. He was educated at the New York State College for Teachers. Then he worke ...
(1952–1963)
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Sydney F. Foster (1952–1953)
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Earle C. Bastow (1953–1970)
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Bernard Botein
Bernard Botein (May 6, 1900 – February 3, 1974) was a prominent New York City lawyer and judge, a legal reformer, a presiding justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and a president of the New York Ci ...
(1953–1968, P.J. 1958–1968)
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Benjamin J. Rabin (1955–1968)
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Joseph A. Cox (1955–1956)
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Martin M. Frank (1956–1960)
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Francis L. Valente (1956–1966)
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James B.M. McNally (1957–1972)
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Harold A. Stevens (1958–1974, 1975–1977, P.J. 1969–1974, 1975–1977)
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Robert E. Noonan
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...
(1960–1964)
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Samuel W. Eager (1960–1972)
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Aron Steuer (1961–1974)
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G. Robert Witmer (1963–1971)
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Ellis J. Staley, Jr. (1964–1968)
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Louis J. Capozzoli (1966–1977)
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George Tilzer (1967–1975)
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Owen McGivern (1967–1975, P.J. 1974–1975)
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Daniel E. Macken (1968–1974)
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Arthur Markewich (1969–1982)
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Emilio Nunez (1969–1977)
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Francis T. Murphy (1971–1997, P.J. 1977–1997)
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Theodore R. Kupferman (1971–1996)
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Myles J. Lane (1973–1979)
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Vincent A. Lupiano (1974–1982)
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J. Robert Lynch (1974–1987)
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Paul J. Yesawich, Jr. (1974–1981)
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Harold Birns (1975–1982)
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Samuel J. Silverman (1975–1984)
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Herbert B. Evans (1977–1979)
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Arnold L. Fein (1977–1986)
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Leonard H. Sandler (1977–1988)
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Joseph P. Sullivan (1978–2007, P.J. 2000–2001)
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Max Bloom (1979–1986)
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David Ross (1979–1997)
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John Carro (1979–1994)
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Sidney H. Asch (1982–1995)
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E. Leo Milonas (1982–1993, 1996–1998)
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Bentley Kassal (1982–1993)
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Fritz W. Alexander II (1982–1985)
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Ernst H. Rosenberger (1985–2003)
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Betty Weinberg Ellerin (1985–2005, P.J. 1999)
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Richard W. Wallach (1986–2003)
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George Bundy Smith (1987–1992)
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Israel Rubin (1989–2002)
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Eugene L. Nardelli (1993–2010)
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Milton L. Williams (1993–2008, P.J. 2002)
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Peter Tom (1994-2019, Acting P.J. 2007, 2009, 2016–2017)
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Richard Andrias (1996-2018)
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Nicholas Colabella (1997–1998)
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Alfred D. Lerner (1998–2004, P.J. 1998)
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David B. Saxe (1998–2017)
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John T. Buckley (1999–2010, P.J. 2003–2006)
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George D. Marlow (2001–2008)
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Luis A. Gonzalez (2002–2015, P.J. 2009–2015)
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John Sweeny (2004-2019)
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James M. McGuire (2005–2011)
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Bernard J. Malone, Jr. (2005–2008)
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E. Michael Kavanagh (2006–2008)
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Jonathan Lippman
Jonathan Lippman (born May 19, 1945) is an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015. He is currently Of Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins’ New York office.
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(2007–2009, P.J. 2007–2009)
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James M. Catterson (2004–2012)
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Karla Moskowitz (2008–2017)
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Helen E. Freedman (2008–2014)
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Leland G. DeGrasse (2008–2015)
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Sheila Abdus-Salaam
Sheila Abdus-Salaam (; March 14, 1952 – April 12, 2017) was an American lawyer and judge. In 2013, after having served on the New York City Civil Court, the New York Supreme Court, and the Appellate Division, Abdus-Salaam was nominated t ...
(2009–2013)
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Nelson S. Román (2009–2013)
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Rosalyn Richter (2009–2020)
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Darcel D. Clark (2012–2015)
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Paul G. Feinman (2012–2017)
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Marcy L. Kahn (2016-2019)
Notable cases
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Pando v. Fernandez''
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People v. Jovanovic''
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Stambovsky v. Ackley''
See also
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New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The state is geographically divided into four judicial departments of the Appellate Division. The full title of each is, u ...
*
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/
How We Operate: An Inside Look at the Appellate Division, First Department
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Rose Hill, Manhattan
Organizations based in Manhattan
New York state courts