How do judges of the New York Court of Appeals reach the bench?

The court's current selection method is gubernatorial appointment.

New York Court of Appeals / Joined 1943 / Served to 1948

Thomas Day Thacher

Judge, New York Court of Appeals

Thomas Day Thacher was a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, who joined the court in 1943. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1881–1950
Tenure: 1943–1948 · 5 yrs
Education: Yale 1904

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1943	New York Court of Appeals	–	–

Education

Yale University

B.A.

1904

Judicial Record

In our data, Thacher authored 1 published opinion for the court (1943). Most cited: People v. Peller (15 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. 1 of these was attributed to Thacher 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
1943	People v. Peller†	52 N.E.2d 939	15

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Questions & answers

How do judges of the New York Court of Appeals reach the bench?: The court's current selection method is gubernatorial appointment.
Which court was Thomas Day Thacher on?: Thomas Day Thacher was a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

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5 years on the New York Court of Appeals. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).