Appellate Justice Saliann Scarpulla To Receive High Honor for Lifelong Commitment to Commercial Law
1.13.2026
Justice Saliann Scarpulla, associate justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, has been selected for the Stanley Fuld Award, the highest honor of the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
“Justice Scarpulla has been a leader in modernizing technology in the court system – which benefits everyone, especially commercial litigators. We are proud to recognize her many contributions.” said Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association.
Justice Scarpulla will receive the Stanley Fuld Award on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at a luncheon at the New York Hilton Midtown hosted by the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
Justice Scarpulla is a contributing author to the Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts treatise and has authored numerous articles on technology and commercial litigation. She was appointed to the Appellate Division, First Department, in July 2020.
A graduate of Boston University and Brooklyn Law School, cum laude, Justice Scarpulla spent her early career in the private sector as a commercial litigator and at the FDIC. Justice Scarpulla began her tenure in the New York State court system in 1999, holding positions in New York City Civil Court and the New York State Supreme Court. From 2014 to 2020, Justice Scarpulla sat in the New York County Commercial Division, where she was responsible for all international commercial arbitration matters.
Honoring attorneys and judges who render extraordinary service to the public and the profession is part of NYSBA’s Annual Meeting tradition. This year’s event promises to be dynamic and informative, featuring a wide range of sessions and activities tailored to the diverse interests and needs of lawyers practicing in New York. Annual Meeting takes place Jan. 13 to 16 at the New York Hilton Midtown.
Highlights of Annual Meeting include the Presidential Gala celebrating the association’s 150th Anniversary. The gala is on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., at The Plaza Hotel. The association will honor Governor Kathy Hochul – who is receiving the Gold Medal – and its past presidents at the gala.
The Presidential Summit, the marquee event of the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting, is on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Panelists will discuss “The Case for Constitutional Failure,” focusing on whether the three branches of government have fulfilled their Constitutional duties.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove of Stanford University and Yale University Rule of Law Clinic Co-Director, former Assistant United States Attorney, and January 6 Prosecutor Sonia Mittal will lead this important, timely conversation. Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNOW television anchor and commentator, will moderate the discussion.
