Historical Society of the New York Courts
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The Historical Society of the NY Courts mission is to preserve, protect & promote the legal history of NY, including the proud heritage of its courts and the development of the Rule of Law.
On 10/21, we gathered at NY Law School to celebrate the rule of law w/ the 2nd program in our Judicial Conversation Series. The event featured Hon. Jenny Rivera of the NY CoA & Hon. Leona Theron of the Constitutional Court of #SouthAfrica. Many thanks to all who attended in person or virtually!
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On 10/21, we gathered at NY Law School to celebrate the rule of law w/ the 2nd program in our Judicial Conversation Series. The event featured Hon. Jenny Rivera of the NY CoA & Hon. Leona Theron of the Constitutional Court of #SouthAfrica. Many thanks to all who attended in person or virtually!
📜 Happy Constitution Day!
Join us as we look back on our celebration from last year with St. John’s Law Professor Tyler Rose Clemons at the Queens County Family Court, exploring the origins of the U.S. Constitution and how it has expanded since its creation.
🎥 Watch a clip from the program:
Join us as we look back on our celebration from last year with St. John’s Law Professor Tyler Rose Clemons at the Queens County Family Court, exploring the origins of the U.S. Constitution and how it has expanded since its creation.
🎥 Watch a clip from the program:
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📜 Happy Constitution Day!
Join us as we look back on our celebration from last year with St. John’s Law Professor Tyler Rose Clemons at the Queens County Family Court, exploring the origins of the U.S. Constitution and how it has expanded since its creation.
🎥 Watch a clip from the program:
Join us as we look back on our celebration from last year with St. John’s Law Professor Tyler Rose Clemons at the Queens County Family Court, exploring the origins of the U.S. Constitution and how it has expanded since its creation.
🎥 Watch a clip from the program:
Today in NY Legal History: Sept. 9, 1777
The first session of the Supreme Court of the State of New York was held #OTD in 1777 at Kingston, and Chief Justice John Jay delivered the first charge to the Grand Jury. 🗃️ #skystorians
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYLegalHistory
The first session of the Supreme Court of the State of New York was held #OTD in 1777 at Kingston, and Chief Justice John Jay delivered the first charge to the Grand Jury. 🗃️ #skystorians
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYLegalHistory
September 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today in NY Legal History: Sept. 9, 1777
The first session of the Supreme Court of the State of New York was held #OTD in 1777 at Kingston, and Chief Justice John Jay delivered the first charge to the Grand Jury. 🗃️ #skystorians
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYLegalHistory
The first session of the Supreme Court of the State of New York was held #OTD in 1777 at Kingston, and Chief Justice John Jay delivered the first charge to the Grand Jury. 🗃️ #skystorians
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYLegalHistory
The NY Court of Appeals convened for the 1st time on Sept. 7, 1847. Check out our online gallery of vintage CoA images. The page includes a brief timeline & a gallery of postcards depicting the CoA's various courtrooms since its founding. 🗃️ #skystorians
history.nycourts.gov/coa-courtroo...
history.nycourts.gov/coa-courtroo...
September 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The NY Court of Appeals convened for the 1st time on Sept. 7, 1847. Check out our online gallery of vintage CoA images. The page includes a brief timeline & a gallery of postcards depicting the CoA's various courtrooms since its founding. 🗃️ #skystorians
history.nycourts.gov/coa-courtroo...
history.nycourts.gov/coa-courtroo...
Today’s issue of amNY Law includes an article about the Society’s mission, history and a look to the future, including quotes from our President Judge Lippman and Executive Director Allison Morey. A photo of Judge Lippman, Judge Kaye & Judge Rosenblatt grace the cover! 🗃️ #Skystorians #NYLegalHistory
July 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today’s issue of amNY Law includes an article about the Society’s mission, history and a look to the future, including quotes from our President Judge Lippman and Executive Director Allison Morey. A photo of Judge Lippman, Judge Kaye & Judge Rosenblatt grace the cover! 🗃️ #Skystorians #NYLegalHistory
3rd Place Prize Winner: Zoe Allen, “Unity”
Columbia High School, Rensselaer County, 3rd JD
Columbia High School, Rensselaer County, 3rd JD
May 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
3rd Place Prize Winner: Zoe Allen, “Unity”
Columbia High School, Rensselaer County, 3rd JD
Columbia High School, Rensselaer County, 3rd JD
2nd Place Prize Winner: Wendy Coleman, “United We Stand”
Watkins Glen High School, Schuyler County, 6th JD
Watkins Glen High School, Schuyler County, 6th JD
May 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
2nd Place Prize Winner: Wendy Coleman, “United We Stand”
Watkins Glen High School, Schuyler County, 6th JD
Watkins Glen High School, Schuyler County, 6th JD
1st Place Prize Winner: Elise Kwon, “E. Pluribus Unum: A Tapestry of Democracy”
Tappan Zee High School, Rockland County, 9th JD
Tappan Zee High School, Rockland County, 9th JD
May 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1st Place Prize Winner: Elise Kwon, “E. Pluribus Unum: A Tapestry of Democracy”
Tappan Zee High School, Rockland County, 9th JD
Tappan Zee High School, Rockland County, 9th JD
This wonderful evening couldn’t have been possible without our gala supporters that every year contribute to continue our mission. Cheers to our incredible community! Your loyalty is the cornerstone of our success.
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYChistory #NYHistory #NYLegalHistory
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYChistory #NYHistory #NYLegalHistory
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This wonderful evening couldn’t have been possible without our gala supporters that every year contribute to continue our mission. Cheers to our incredible community! Your loyalty is the cornerstone of our success.
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYChistory #NYHistory #NYLegalHistory
#NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers #NYSHistory #NYChistory #NYHistory #NYLegalHistory
Society President Hon. Jonathan Lippman similarly conversed w/ Hon. Elizabeth Garry, Presiding Justice of AD3D & Hon. Hector LaSalle, Presiding Justice of AD2D.
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Society President Hon. Jonathan Lippman similarly conversed w/ Hon. Elizabeth Garry, Presiding Justice of AD3D & Hon. Hector LaSalle, Presiding Justice of AD2D.
On Wed. we held our #Gala Dinner honoring the 4 Presiding Justices of the NYS Courts Appellate Divisions!
Society Exec. Vice President Alan Levine led a candid and engaging conversation w/ Hon. Dianne Renwick, Presiding Justice of AD1D., along with Hon. Gerald Whalen, Presiding Justice of AD4D.
Society Exec. Vice President Alan Levine led a candid and engaging conversation w/ Hon. Dianne Renwick, Presiding Justice of AD1D., along with Hon. Gerald Whalen, Presiding Justice of AD4D.
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On Wed. we held our #Gala Dinner honoring the 4 Presiding Justices of the NYS Courts Appellate Divisions!
Society Exec. Vice President Alan Levine led a candid and engaging conversation w/ Hon. Dianne Renwick, Presiding Justice of AD1D., along with Hon. Gerald Whalen, Presiding Justice of AD4D.
Society Exec. Vice President Alan Levine led a candid and engaging conversation w/ Hon. Dianne Renwick, Presiding Justice of AD1D., along with Hon. Gerald Whalen, Presiding Justice of AD4D.
It’s time for another story of how the #ErieCanal has shaped New York’s laws, as the Canal celebrates its bicentennial! Today we’re bringing you a lesser-known chapter in its storied past: how the Erie Canal helped establish New York’s Court of Claims. 🗃️ #skystorians 🧵
April 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s time for another story of how the #ErieCanal has shaped New York’s laws, as the Canal celebrates its bicentennial! Today we’re bringing you a lesser-known chapter in its storied past: how the Erie Canal helped establish New York’s Court of Claims. 🗃️ #skystorians 🧵
Society Trustee Hon. Barry Kamins (Ret) visited Columbia Secondary School in NYC to talk w/ students reading "12 Angry Men." Judge Kamins discussed criminal trials/jury service & different perspectives on the case from his experience as prosecutor, criminal defense atty. & judge. #Civics 🗃️
March 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Society Trustee Hon. Barry Kamins (Ret) visited Columbia Secondary School in NYC to talk w/ students reading "12 Angry Men." Judge Kamins discussed criminal trials/jury service & different perspectives on the case from his experience as prosecutor, criminal defense atty. & judge. #Civics 🗃️
Educators, are you teaching the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire this #WomensHistoryMonth? That tragedy happened on March 25, 1911 – and its lessons are as relevant today as they ever were. 🧵
🗃️ #skystorians
🗃️ #skystorians
March 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Educators, are you teaching the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire this #WomensHistoryMonth? That tragedy happened on March 25, 1911 – and its lessons are as relevant today as they ever were. 🧵
🗃️ #skystorians
🗃️ #skystorians
Their personal stories inspired & captivated the young minds in class, while teaching them important lessons about the role the judiciary plays in our lives.
Here’s to more class visits like this one coming soon – stay tuned!
#Civics #Education #NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers
Here’s to more class visits like this one coming soon – stay tuned!
#Civics #Education #NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Their personal stories inspired & captivated the young minds in class, while teaching them important lessons about the role the judiciary plays in our lives.
Here’s to more class visits like this one coming soon – stay tuned!
#Civics #Education #NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers
Here’s to more class visits like this one coming soon – stay tuned!
#Civics #Education #NYSCourts #NYSJudges #NYSLawyers
They spoke with students about overcoming challenges and persevering, and they shared their personal experiences, challenges faced and overcame in their journeys in their careers in the law.
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
They spoke with students about overcoming challenges and persevering, and they shared their personal experiences, challenges faced and overcame in their journeys in their careers in the law.
Last spring, Justice Inga O'Neale, a Society member, & her Court Attorney Natasha Delille, who is a member of our Young Lawyers Committee, gave the presentation: "Breaking Limitations: Pathways to the Bar and Bench" at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan.
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Last spring, Justice Inga O'Neale, a Society member, & her Court Attorney Natasha Delille, who is a member of our Young Lawyers Committee, gave the presentation: "Breaking Limitations: Pathways to the Bar and Bench" at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan.
We conclude #CivicLearningWeek looking back on a class visit from our NY courts judges & attorneys! 🧵
🗃️ #skystorians
📷: Selfie with Students
Natasha Delille (front) and Hon. Inga O'Neale (back, right)
🗃️ #skystorians
📷: Selfie with Students
Natasha Delille (front) and Hon. Inga O'Neale (back, right)
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We conclude #CivicLearningWeek looking back on a class visit from our NY courts judges & attorneys! 🧵
🗃️ #skystorians
📷: Selfie with Students
Natasha Delille (front) and Hon. Inga O'Neale (back, right)
🗃️ #skystorians
📷: Selfie with Students
Natasha Delille (front) and Hon. Inga O'Neale (back, right)
When #ChiefJudgeJudithKaye started to ask about the state courts’ history, she realized that despite the state judiciary’s long history, it was not widely documented or well known. Interest grew among judges, lawyers & scholars & in 2002 it resulted in the founding of the Society. 🗃️ #skystorians
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When #ChiefJudgeJudithKaye started to ask about the state courts’ history, she realized that despite the state judiciary’s long history, it was not widely documented or well known. Interest grew among judges, lawyers & scholars & in 2002 it resulted in the founding of the Society. 🗃️ #skystorians
We highlight here the words of a few of these leaders devoted to civic education: Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Hon. Denny Chin & Dean Troy McKenzie. They have long championed efforts to make the law accessible to ensure that the next generation knows the stories of how we arrived here.
March 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We highlight here the words of a few of these leaders devoted to civic education: Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Hon. Denny Chin & Dean Troy McKenzie. They have long championed efforts to make the law accessible to ensure that the next generation knows the stories of how we arrived here.
Justice Kim, who is the first Korean American elected judge in NYS, talked with the students about her background, legal career, path to the bench, and judicial philosophy, as well as answered their excellent questions.
March 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Justice Kim, who is the first Korean American elected judge in NYS, talked with the students about her background, legal career, path to the bench, and judicial philosophy, as well as answered their excellent questions.
For example, in June, the Hon. Judy H. Kim (Acting Supreme Court Justice, NY County), one of our Trustees and a member of our Education Committee, spoke with students during her visit to the High School for Law and Public Service, a public school in Manhattan.
March 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For example, in June, the Hon. Judy H. Kim (Acting Supreme Court Justice, NY County), one of our Trustees and a member of our Education Committee, spoke with students during her visit to the High School for Law and Public Service, a public school in Manhattan.
Check out our materials for high school students, middle school students & teacher professional development, including our Law Day Art Contest, Lemmon Slave Case materials, and Teaching Democracy Toolkit.
Learn more history.nycourts.gov/teach-learn/
#Civics #Education
Learn more history.nycourts.gov/teach-learn/
#Civics #Education
March 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Check out our materials for high school students, middle school students & teacher professional development, including our Law Day Art Contest, Lemmon Slave Case materials, and Teaching Democracy Toolkit.
Learn more history.nycourts.gov/teach-learn/
#Civics #Education
Learn more history.nycourts.gov/teach-learn/
#Civics #Education
This week is #CivicLearningWeek & we are celebrating!
Civic Learning Week is a nonpartisan national effort to prioritize civic education to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy, uniting students, educators, policymakers & private sector leaders.
🗃️ #skystorians
Civic Learning Week is a nonpartisan national effort to prioritize civic education to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy, uniting students, educators, policymakers & private sector leaders.
🗃️ #skystorians
March 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This week is #CivicLearningWeek & we are celebrating!
Civic Learning Week is a nonpartisan national effort to prioritize civic education to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy, uniting students, educators, policymakers & private sector leaders.
🗃️ #skystorians
Civic Learning Week is a nonpartisan national effort to prioritize civic education to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy, uniting students, educators, policymakers & private sector leaders.
🗃️ #skystorians
Our President Emeritus Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt was the keynote speaker, where he spoke about his book The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom & discussed how the case traveled through the court system, leading to their freedom.
February 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our President Emeritus Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt was the keynote speaker, where he spoke about his book The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom & discussed how the case traveled through the court system, leading to their freedom.