JUDICIAL · NY · 1979-1984
Lawrence H. Cooke
Court of Appeals Chief Judge · Democrat · New York
Background
Lawrence H. Cooke served as Court of Appeals Chief Judge of New York from 1979–1984 (5 years). Took office after Charles D. Breitel; succeeded by Sol Wachtler. Same-year political environment (1979): Governor Hugh Carey.
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Others who held this office in New York
- Judith S. Kaye (1993-2008)
- Sol Wachtler (1985-1992)
- Charles D. Breitel (1974-1978)
- Stanley H. Fuld (1966-1973)
- Charles S. Desmond (1960-1966)
- Albert Conway (1955-1959)
- Edmund H. Lewis (1953-1955)