Past Justices

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William H. Adams

William of Common Pleas of Wayne County, New York. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1825. Burial location unknown.

Theron R. Strong

Theron also known as Theron R. Strong - of Palmyra, Wayne County, New York.; Rochester, Monroe County, New York.; New York, New York County, New York. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., November 7, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne County District Attorney, 1835 to 1839; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1839 to 1941; member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1842; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1851 to 1959; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1859; law partner of Elliott F. Shepard, 1868 to 1973. Died in New York, New York County, New York., May 14, 1873 (age 70 years, 188 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York.

Stephen K. Williams

Stephen of Newark, Wayne County, New York. Member of New York state senate 25th District, 1864 to 69. Burial location unknown.

Charles McLouth

Charles of Palmyra, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1908. Burial location unknown.

Thaddeus W Collins

Thaddeus of Wolcott, Wayne County, New York. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County 1st District, 1863 to 65. Burial location unknown.

James W Dunwell

James also known as James W Dunwell; Jimmy Dunwell - of Lyons, Wayne County, New York. Born in East Newark, Wayne County, New York., December 18, 1850. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1897 to 1903. Died in Lyons, Wayne County, New York., May 22, 1907 (age 56 years, 155 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Lyons, New York.

Charles T. Saxton

Charles of Clyde, Wayne County, New York. Born in Clyde, Wayne County, New York., July 2, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884 (alternate), 1900; member of New York state assembly from Wayne County 1st District, 1887 to 89; member of New York state senate 28th District, 1890 to 93; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1895 to 96. Burial location unknown.

Samuel Nelson Sawyer

Samuel also known as S Nelson Sawyer - of Palmyra, Wayne County, New York. Born about 1858. Republican. Wayne County Judge and Surrogate, 1898; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1913 to 28; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.

Clyde W Knapp

Clyde of Lyons, Wayne County, New York. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1929 to 1940; died in office 1940. Died February 1, 1940. Burial location unknown.

Myric M. Kelly

Myric of Sodus, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1927. Burial location unknown.

Charles Williams

Charles of Lyons, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1933; chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1940 to 1941. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

John W Miles

John of Lyons, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate, 1938 (42nd District), 1942 (42nd District), 1956 (50th District); chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1939, 1942 to 1955; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1940; appointed 1940; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Lewis A. Gilbert

Lewis of Newark, Wayne County, New York. Republican. Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1941 to 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

James D. Hurley

James of Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Myric M. Kelly

Myric of Sodus, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1927. Burial location unknown.

Charles Williams

Charles of Lyons, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1933; chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1940 to 1941. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

John W Miles

John of Lyons, Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate, 1938 (42nd District), 1942 (42nd District), 1956 (50th District); chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1939, 1942 to 1955; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1940; appointed 1940; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Lewis A. Gilbert

Lewis of Newark, Wayne County, New York. Republican. Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1941 to 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

James D. Hurley

James of Wayne County, New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Charles B. Brasser

Charles of Williamson, Wayne County, New York. Republican. Wayne County District Attorney, 1931; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1955 to 1958. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Marshall E Livingston

resided in Newark in Wayne County, was a former Wayne County district attorney and had been active in politics in that county for 44 years. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1965.

Harold J. Stiles

Harold elected Village Justice in 1957, served 16 years then was elected Town Justice in 1973. In 1975, he was elected Wayne County Judge completing a ten year term. During this time, he was Administrative Justice, served over 2 years as Acting New York. Supreme Court Justice, mostly in Rochester but from Buffalo to the end of Long Island. He also served one term in Rochester as Acting Surrogate of Monroe County.

Paul Kehoe

Paul received his J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from the Syracuse University School of Law in 1962. Following his admission to practice that year, he practiced law in Watertown, Wolcott and Lyons, New York between 1963 and 1992. In 1967 he was elected Wayne County District Attorney and served in that position until 1971. In 1979 he was elected as a member of the New York State Assembly and served in that position until 1981, when he was elected to the New York State Senate. He served as a State Senator until 1992. In 1992 he was elected to the New York State Supreme Court and, in 1996, he was appointed Administrative Judge for the Seventh Judicial District, serving in that capacity until March 2000 when he was designated by Governor Pataki as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department. Judge Kehoe is a member of the Wayne County Bar Association and the Past President of that organization. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Justice Kehoe retired from effective December 31, 2006.