Editor's Note: This story, one of a series of photo stories about judges who are older than 90, originally published on Nov. 27, 2017. We are republishing it after the death of Judge Sweet 

It's just after 8 a.m. on a weekday morning and an ice dancer, carrying skates, a helmet and his bottled water is just getting to Chelsea Piers. He opens the swinging door to the rink and is met by a blast of arctic cold air, the sound of sharp blades carving turns in the freshly cleaned ice and little skaters cheering each other on.

He sits down on a wooden bench, takes off his shoes and slips into a pair of custom fitted, black figure skates. Before hitting the ice, he pulls on a black, plastic helmet that offers some protection against concussion, in the event of a fall.