John R. Higgitt
John R. Higgitt is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division, serving since 2020. He previously served on the New York Supreme Court, Bronx County. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Tenure
- Since 2020 · 6 yrs
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New York Supreme Court, Bronx County | – | – |
| 2020 | New York Supreme Court, Bronx County | – | – |
| 2020 | New York Appellate Division | – | – |
Education
| SUNY College at Cortland | 1998 | |
| Albany Law School | 2001 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Higgitt authored 24 published opinions for the court (2022–2026). Most cited: Holder v. Jacob (8 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Holder v. Jacob | 2024 NY Slip Op 03864 | 8 |
| 2023 | Rivas v. Seward Park Hous. Corp. | 219 A.D.3d 59 | 7 |
| 2025 | People v. Trulove | 2025 NY Slip Op 01178 | 2 |
| 2024 | Doe v. Wilhelmina Models, Inc. | 2024 NY Slip Op 00969 | 2 |
| 2023 | Genovese v. Nationstar Mtge. LLC | 199 N.Y.S.3d 513 | 2 |
| 2025 | Matter of New York Taxi Workers Alliance v. New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission | 2025 NY Slip Op 06551 | 1 |
| 2025 | Matter of Vincent v. Adams | 2025 NY Slip Op 04146 | 1 |
| 2025 | Wharton-Bickley v. 388 Broadway Owners LLC | 2025 NY Slip Op 00802 | 1 |
| 2024 | Brown v. Riverside Church in the City of N.Y. | 2024 NY Slip Op 03927 | 1 |
| 2024 | Holder v. Jacob | 2024 NY Slip Op 03864 | 1 |
| 2024 | Iberdrola Energy Projects v. Oaktree Capital Mgt. L.P. | 2024 NY Slip Op 03798 | 1 |
| 2024 | Iberdrola Energy Projects v. Oaktree Capital Mgt. L.P. | 2024 NY Slip Op 03798 | 1 |
| 2024 | Doe v. Wilhelmina Models, Inc. | 2024 NY Slip Op 00969 | 1 |
| 2022 | Matter of Makhani v. Kiesel | 2022 NY Slip Op 06556 | 1 |
| 2022 | Matter of Makhani v. Kiesel | 2022 NY Slip Op 06556 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 24 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
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- John R. Higgitt is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division.
Sources
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- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 years on the New York Appellate Division. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).