Charles Andrews
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
1892-1892
In office
1881–1882
Preceded byCharles J. Folger
Succeeded byWilliam C. Ruger
Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
1884-1892
In office
1870–1881
Mayor of Syracuse
In office
1868-1870
In office
1861–1862
Onondaga County District Attorney
In office
1854–1856
Personal details
BornMay 27, 1827
New York Mills, New York
DiedOctober 22, 1918
Syracuse, New York
SpouseMarcia A. Shankland
ChildrenWilliam Shankland Andrews
Parent(s)George and Polly Andrews

Charles Andrews (May 27, 1827, in New York Mills, Oneida County, New York – October 22, 1918, in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1881 to 1882 and from 1892 to 1897.

Life

Photograph of Charles Andrews

He was the son of George Andrews and Polly Andrews. He was educated at Cazenovia Seminary and then studied law at Syracuse, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1849. On May 17, 1855, he married Marcia A. Shankland (1832–1921), and their son was William Shankland Andrews.[1]

Charles Andrews was District Attorney of Onondaga County from 1854 to 1856. He was Mayor of Syracuse, New York from 1861 to 1862, and in 1868. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867, and to the 1868 Republican National Convention.

In May 1870, he was elected one of the first judges of the re-organized New York Court of Appeals. He was appointed Chief Judge by Governor Alonzo B. Cornell after the resignation of Charles J. Folger in 1881, and remained on the post until the end of 1882. At the State election in November 1882, Andrews ran to succeed himself for a full 14-year term as Chief Judge but was defeated by Democrat William C. Ruger. Andrews resumed his post as an associate judge and was re-elected unopposed to another 14-year term in November 1884. In November 1892, he was elected unopposed Chief Judge.[2] He retired at the end of 1897 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years, after 27 and a half years on the Court of Appeals bench, the longest tenure ever.[3][4][5]

He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York).

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Brian. "Charles Andrews". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ "DEMOCRATS FOLLOW SUIT: Another Nomination of Andrews For Chief Justice" (PDF). The New York Times. 1892-10-13. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ^ "Ex-Chief Judge Andrews" (PDF). The New York Times. 1918-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ^ Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List. Weed, Parsons and Company. p. 378.
  5. ^ "Democrats Follow Suit: Another Nomination of Andrews for Chief Justice" (PDF). The New York Times. 1892-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
Legal offices Preceded byCharles J. Folger Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 1881–1882 Succeeded byWilliam C. Ruger Preceded byRobert Earl Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 1893–1897 Succeeded byAlton B. Parker
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