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List of chief judges of the New York Court of Appeals

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TheChief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, ex officio theChief Judge of New York, supervises the seven-judgeNew York Court of Appeals.[1] In addition, the chief judge oversees the work of the state's Unified Court system, which as of 2009, had a $2.5 billion annual budget and more than 16,000 employees.[1] The chief judge is also chair of theAdministrative Board of the Courts and a member of theJudicial Conference of the State of New York. The chief judge appoints theChief Administrator of the Courts with the advice and consent of the board.

Chief judges between 1847 and 1870

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Until 1847 the most senior judge in the state was theChancellor of New York. That position was abolished in 1847 when the court system was re-organized, and the Chief Judge succeeded the Chancellor as the head of the state's judicial system.[2]

NameTook officeLeft officeParty[3]Notes
Freeborn G. JewettJuly 5, 1847December 31, 1849Democratic
Greene C. BronsonJanuary 1, 1850April 1851Democratic/Anti-RentResigned
Charles H. RugglesApril 1851December 31, 1853Democratic
Addison GardinerJanuary 1, 1854December 31, 1855Democratic/Anti-Rent
Hiram DenioJanuary 1, 1856December 31, 1857Democratic
Alexander S. JohnsonJanuary 1, 1858December 31, 1859Democratic
George F. ComstockJanuary 1, 1860December 31, 1861AmericanElected an associate judge on the American Party ticket, by the time his term as Chief Judge began this party had disbanded, and Comstock had become a Democrat.
Samuel L. SeldenJanuary 1, 1862July 1, 1862DemocraticResigned
Hiram DenioJuly 1, 1862December 31, 1865Democratic
Henry E. DaviesJanuary 1, 1866December 31, 1867Republican/American
William B. WrightJanuary 1, 1868January 12, 1868UnionElected in 1861 on the Union ticket nominated byWar Democrats and Republicans; died in office
Ward HuntJanuary 12, 1868December 31, 1869RepublicanSubsequently served as anAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Robert EarlJanuary 1, 1870July 4, 1870DemocraticLegislated out of office by constitutional amendment of 1869

Chief judges between 1870 and 1974

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An amendment to theNew York Constitution, adopted inNovember 1869, re-organized the Court of Appeals. The first judges were to be elected at a special statewide election to take office on July 4, 1870.

NameTook officeLeft officeParty[3]Notes
Sanford E. ChurchJuly 4, 1870May 13, 1880DemocraticDied in office
Charles J. FolgerMay 20, 1880November 14, 1881RepublicanAppointed to fill vacancy, then elected, then resigned to becomeU.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Charles AndrewsDecember 19, 1881December 31, 1882RepublicanAppointed to fill vacancy
William C. RugerJanuary 1, 1883January 14, 1892DemocraticDied in office
Robert EarlJanuary 19, 1892December 31, 1892Dem./Rep.Appointed to fill vacancy
Charles AndrewsJanuary 1, 1893December 31, 1897Rep./Dem.Age-limited[4]
Alton B. ParkerJanuary 1, 1898August 5, 1904DemocraticResigned torun on the Democratic ticket forU.S. President
Edgar M. CullenSeptember 2, 1904December 31, 1913Dem./Rep.Appointed to fill vacancy, then elected, then age-limited
Willard BartlettJanuary 1, 1914December 31, 1916DemocraticAge-limited
Frank H. HiscockJanuary 1, 1917December 31, 1926Rep./Progr.Age-limited
Benjamin N. CardozoJanuary 1, 1927March 7, 1932Dem./Rep.Resigned to become anAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Cuthbert W. PoundMarch 8, 1932December 31, 1934Rep./Dem.Appointed to fill vacancy, then elected, then age-limited
Frederick E. CraneJanuary 1, 1935December 31, 1939Rep./Dem.Age-limited
Irving LehmanJanuary 1, 1940September 22, 1945Dem./Rep./Am. LaborDied in office
John T. LoughranSeptember 28, 1945March 31, 1953Dem./Rep./Am. Labor/Lib.Appointed to fill vacancy, then elected, then died in office
Edmund H. LewisApril 22, 1953December 31, 1954Rep./Dem./Lib.Appointed to fill vacancy, then elected, then age-limited
Albert ConwayJanuary 1, 1955December 31, 1959Dem./Rep.Age-limited
Charles S. DesmondJanuary 1, 1960December 31, 1966Dem./Rep.Age-limited
Stanley H. FuldJanuary 1, 1967December 31, 1973Rep./Dem.Age-limited
Charles D. BreitelJanuary 1, 1974December 31, 1978Rep./Lib.Last elected Chief Judge; age-limited

Chief judges since 1974

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After 1974, judges of the New York Court of Appeals were no longer elected, following reforms to theNew York Constitution. Instead, an appointment process was created.[5]

NameTook officeLeft officeAppointed byNotes
Lawrence H. CookeJanuary 23, 1979[6]December 31, 1984Hugh CareyFirst Chief Judge appointed by the Governor under constitutional amendment of 1977; age-limited
Sol WachtlerJanuary 2, 1985November 11, 1992Mario CuomoResigned[7]
Richard D. Simons (acting)November 17, 1992March 22, 1993n/aActed until the appointment of a successor
Judith S. KayeMarch 23, 1993December 31, 2008Mario CuomoReachedmandatory retirement age; Chief Judge with the longest tenure (more than 15 years), only Chief Judge to complete a 14-year term
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick (acting)January 1, 2009February 10, 2009[8]n/aActed until the appointment of a successor
Jonathan LippmanFebruary 11, 2009[9]December 31, 2015[10]David Paterson
Eugene F. Pigott Jr. (acting)January 1, 2016January 21, 2016[11]n/a
Janet DiFioreJanuary 21, 2016August 31, 2022Andrew Cuomo
Anthony Cannataro (acting)September 1, 2022April 18, 2023n/aActed until the appointment of a successor
Rowan D. WilsonApril 19, 2023incumbentKathy Hochul

See also

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References and footnotes

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  1. ^abStashenko, Joel (January 14, 2009)."Lippman Is Pick for Chief Judge".New York Law Journal. RetrievedJanuary 14, 2009.
  2. ^Hough, A.M., M.D., Franklin Benjamin (1858).The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time.Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Co., Publishers. RetrievedApril 6, 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^abThis is the party on which ticket the Chief Judge had been elected. Where multiple parties are mentioned, the first one is the party of which the judge was a member.
  4. ^The Chief Judge was elected to a 14-year term, but reached the constitutional age limit on December 31 of the calendar year in which he completed 70 years. A successor was then elected at the State election in November of that year. None of the elected Chief Judges (1870 to 1978) completed the 14-year term as such, but some Chief Judges served previously a full 14-year term as associate judge, or served more than 14 years counting the tenures as associate and chief judge together.
  5. ^Peter J. Galie,Ordered Liberty: A Constitutional History of New York (Princeton University Press, 1996, p. 336–37.
  6. ^Nominated on January 2, confirmed by State Senate on January 23
  7. ^Goldman, John J. (November 11, 1992)."N.Y.'s Chief Judge, Charged With Blackmail, Resigns".Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^Law.com,Lippman Is Pick for Chief Judge,New York Law Journal (January 14, 2009).
  9. ^Nominated on January 13, confirmed on February 11
  10. ^James C. McKinley Jr.,New York's Chief Judge Leaving a Legacy of Reforms Inspired by Social Justice,New York Times (December 29, 2015).
  11. ^STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF FORMER CHIEF JUDGE JUDITH S. KAYE FROM ACTING CHIEF JUDGE EUGENE F. PIGOTT, JR., New York State Courts (January 7, 2016) (press release).

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