Justices Christine Clark of Schenectady, Eugene Devine of Albany and Michael Lynch of Albany were sworn in as the newest members of the Appellate Division, Third Department, by Presiding Justice Karen Peters Thursday.

The court, which has struggled with a 40 percent vacancy for several months and has been shorthanded for more than two years, remains two judges shy of its 12-seat bench. Peters said this was the first time that three judges were installed at the same time.