A few weeks after the one-year anniversary of his death, a portrait of New York Court of Appeals Judge Paul Feinman, the first openly gay jurist to serve on the state's high court, was unveiled in Albany on Tuesday.

About 90 people were at the Court of Appeals courtroom for the unveiling, where they heard reflections on Feinman from Chief Judge Janet DiFiore; Justice Deborah A. Kaplan, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City; Justice Joanne M. Winslow of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department; and Judge Feinman's husband, Robert Ostergaard.

Feinman was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2017 to fill a vacancy left by the untimely death of Sheila Abdus-Salaam. He served there until March 23, 2021, when he abruptly retired, citing urgent health concerns. He died just over a week later at age 61.