History and Former Members

The Chief Administrator of the Courts, in consultation with the Administrative Board of the Courts and with the approval of the Chief Judge, appoints members to the Advisory Committee "in such numbers as deemed necessary to effectively carry out its duties" (22 NYCRR 101.2[a]).  Each member must be "an active or former judge or justice of the Unified Court System" (22 NYCRR 101.2[b]).  As of October 2016, the Chief Administrator designates two Co-Chairs (see 22 NYCRR 101.2[a]), who may serve renewable five-year terms without limitation, while other members may serve two terms of five years each (see 22 NYCRR 101.2[c]).

The Committee's first meeting to decide inquiries took place on November 8, 1987, with Hon. Samuel J. Silverman presiding as Chair.  At that time, the Committee had 20 voting members.

The following judges formerly served as members of the Advisory Committee:

Daniel D. Angiolillo (2011-21; Co-Vice Chair 2019-21)
Richard Aulisi (2007-17)
John P. Balio (2007-08)
Louis C. Benza (1988-2004) 
Robert G. Bogle (2003-08) 
Edward P. Borrelli (2001-06; 2017-22)
Lawrence J. Bracken (1993-2009)
Arnold F. Ciaccio (1995-2017)
Vito DeStefano (2009-19)
Kevin M. Dowd (2001-08)
Edward R. Dudley (1987-88)
Fred W. Eggert (1987-2001) 
Geraldine T. Eiber (1992-2001) 
Betty Weinberg Ellerin (1987-2019; Co-Vice Chair 2007-19)
David Elliot (2009-19)
Randall T. Eng (2004-09)
Sidney T. Farber (2000-01) 
Sandra J. Feuerstein (1995-2001)
Raul Figueroa (1987-2001) 
Joseph Fisch (1990-2008)
Thomas P. Flaherty (1987-2007; Co-Chair 1995-2007)
Lewis R. Friedman (1995-99)
Glenn G. Galbreath (2016-24)
Debra L. Givens (2007-17)
Yvonne Gonzalez (2008-12)
Jerome K. Gorski (1995-2018; Co-Vice-Chair 2007-18)
Henry G. Gossel (1987-95)
C. Randall Hinrichs (2017-20)
James D. Hopkins (1987-88)
Harold J. Hughes (1987-2002) 
Michael R. Juviler (1999-2016)
Barbara R. Kapnick (2008-18)
Bentley Kassal (1995-2016)
E. Michael Kavanagh (2005-11)
Sybil Hart Kooper (1987-95)
Harold E. Koreman (1987-88)
Jacqueline M. Koshian (1987-98)
James J. Lack (2004-17)
John Lambert (2017-19) 
Yvonne Lewis (1988-2015)
Daniel Loughlin (2006-11)
Richard B. Lowe III (1987-2018)
Robert Mandelbaum (2012-22)
George D. Marlow (1987-2020; Chair/Co-Chair 1995-2020)
John K. McGuirk (2004-08)
Judith McMahon (2009-19)
Thomas E. Mercure (2003-18)
Denise F. Molia (2003-16)
Mark A. Montour (2017-23)
G. Thomas Moynihan, Jr. (1995-2007)
Robert C. Mulvey (2006-16)
Edward M. Murray (1987-88)
Juanita Bing Newton (2004-07)
James F. Niehoff (1987-90)
E. Jeannette Ogden (1998-2018)
John M. Owens (2007-17)
Stanley Parness (1999-2014) 
Frank J. Pino (1987-90)
DeForest C. Pitt (1987-88)
David J. Roman (1995-2018)
Isaac Rubin (1990-95)
Emmett J. Schnepp (1987-95)
Samuel J. Silverman (Chair, 1987-95)
Anil C. Singh (2019-23)
John S. Thorp, Jr. (1990-95)
Joseph J. Traficanti, Jr. (1988-95)
Robert R. Troup (1987-2000)
Shirley Troutman (2003-08; 2017-18)
Robert C. Williams (1988-95)

 

Note: Dates of service in the Committee's first two decades are estimated from a review of Committee letterhead.

 

 

 

In Memoriam (2022)

 

We note here the recent passing of two longtime former members who were leaders in the Committee.