Background
Stapleton, Luke D. was born on December 11, 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Thomas and Catharine (Quinn) Stapleton.
Stapleton, Luke D. was born on December 11, 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Thomas and Catharine (Quinn) Stapleton.
Master of Arts, Manhattan College, New York, 1891. Bachelor of Laws, New York University Law School, 1891. (Doctor of Laws, Seton Hall College, New Jersey, 1908, Manhattan College, 1917, College of the City of New York, 1918).
Assistant Corporate Counsel City of New York, 1898-1901. Appointed to Supreme Court of the New York by Governor Hughes, March 10, 1908, for unexpired term. Nominated by Democratic and Republican parties and elected justice Supreme Court of the New York, for term 1909-December 31, 1922.
The American Association Foreign Justice Appellate Division, 1913-1917.
Resigned, December 30, 1917, and resumed practice.
Member District Board under the Selective Service Acting, 1918.
Married Catharine F. Nowlen, August 29, 1893.