Eugene Pigott | |
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Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
Acting | |
In office January 1, 2016 – February 8, 2016 | |
Appointed by | Andrew Cuomo |
Preceded by | Jonathan Lippman |
Succeeded by | Janet DiFiore |
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
In office September 15, 2006 – December 31, 2016 | |
Appointed by | George Pataki |
Preceded by | George Bundy Smith |
Succeeded by | Rowan D. Wilson |
Presiding Justice of the Fourth Judicial Department | |
In office 2000–2006 | |
Appointed by | George Pataki |
Preceded by | Delores Denman |
Succeeded by | Henry Scudder |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1946 (age 78) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Education | LeMoyne-Owen College (BA) University at Buffalo (JD) |
Eugene F. Pigott Jr. (born September 1946)[1] is an American jurist who served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2006 until 2016. He was appointed by Republican Governor George Pataki, and his term expired when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.[2][3][4]