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New York Appellate Division / Joined 1959 / Served to 1967

Nicholas M. Pette

Justice, New York Appellate Division

Nicholas M. Pette was a Justice of the New York Appellate Division, who joined the court in 1959. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1891–1988
Tenure: 1959–1967 · 8 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1959	New York Appellate Division	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Pette authored 2 published opinions for the court (1960–1961), plus 4 dissents. Most cited: Diamant v. Mount Pleasant Westchester Cemetery Corp. (3 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. 6 of these were attributed to Pette by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1960	Diamant v. Mount Pleasant Westchester Cemetery Corp.†	10 A.D.2d 404	3
1961	Maglio v. City of New York· Dissent†	15 A.D.2d 197	2
1961	Jewish Center of Mt. Vernon, Inc. v. Mt. Eden Cemetery Ass'n†	15 A.D.2d 94	2
1961	In re Benedict· Dissent†	13 A.D.2d 511	1
1961	People v. Scanlon· Dissent†	15 A.D.2d 566	0
1961	Koll v. Cross County Hospital· Dissent†	15 A.D.2d 500	0

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Questions & answers

How do judges of the New York Appellate Division reach the bench?: The court's current selection method is gubernatorial appointment.
Which court was Nicholas M. Pette on?: Nicholas M. Pette was a Justice of the New York Appellate Division.

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8 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).