Eugene F. Pigott Jr.

Eugene Pigott
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Acting
In office
January 1, 2016 – February 8, 2016
Appointed byAndrew Cuomo
Preceded byJonathan Lippman
Succeeded byJanet DiFiore
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
September 15, 2006 – December 31, 2016
Appointed byGeorge Pataki
Preceded byGeorge Bundy Smith
Succeeded byRowan D. Wilson
Presiding Justice of the Fourth Judicial Department
In office
2000–2006
Appointed byGeorge Pataki
Preceded byDelores Denman
Succeeded byHenry Scudder
Personal details
BornSeptember 1946 (age 78)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
EducationLeMoyne-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]

  1. ^ "Honorable Eugene F. Pigott, Jr". NY Court of Appeals.
  2. ^ Judge Pigott's Official Biography
  3. ^ Project Vote Smart
  4. ^ "The Pert Perpender: Associate Judge Eugene F. Pigott Jr.'s Journey from Buffalo to Rochester and Albany" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-27.