David Saxe

David Saxe

January 23, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge's Inquiry Into Dissents Intrudes on Judicial Independence

When David Saxe, then age 74, wanted to continue as an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, he was asked for his batting average. "I saw this request as an intrusion into the judicial independence of the court I sat on."

By David Saxe

7 minute read

February 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Retiring From the Bench

David Saxe writes: The start of my third certification brought thoughts of my forced departure to the forefront of my concerns. As much as I loved my work and as much as I enjoyed the collegiality of my colleagues, I did not want to be the judge sitting forlornly in his chambers engulfed by transfiles, trying to figure out what to do next.

By David Saxe

10 minute read

December 29, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Paths to Excellence

Justice David Saxe discusses how the operations of the Appellate Division, First Department, may be streamlined and improved upon to better accommodate the goals of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore's Excellence Initiative.

By David Saxe

11 minute read

January 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Remembering Judith Kaye

Judith Kaye was a commanding presence and an astute legal thinker, an innovator and an acute strategist, able to reconcile disparate elements of her court into a controlling consensus. She was all those things, but that was only really a small part of a much larger picture.

By David Saxe

5 minute read