United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
(S.D.N.Y.)
Appeals to Second Circuit
Established September 24, 1789
Judges assigned 28
Chief judge Loretta A. Preska
Official site

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The Southern District is one of the most influential and active federal district courts in the United States, largely because of its jurisdiction over New York's major financial centers. The current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is Preet Bharara. On March 12, 2015 Michael Greco was confirmed as US Marshal.

Jurisdiction

The Court's jurisdiction comprises the following counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The court sits in the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse and Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, both in Manhattan, and in the Charles L. Brieant Federal Building and Courthouse in White Plains.

History

The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.[1][2][3] According to historian Jeffrey B. Morris, "[w]hen Judge [James] Duane convened the district court for the District of New York—at the former Royal Exchange at the foot of Broad Street on November 3, 1789, it was the first meeting of a court ever held under the sovereignty of the U.S." The Act of April 9, 1814, 3 Stat. 120, divided the District of New York into Northern and Southern Districts.[2][3] The subdivision of the district was reportedly instigated by Matthias Burnett Tallmadge, out of antipathy for fellow district judge William P. Van Ness.[4] These Districts were later further subdivided with the creation of Eastern District on February 25, 1865 by 13 Stat. 438,[3] and the Western District on May 12, 1900, by 31 Stat. 175.[3]

For the first hundred years of its existence, the case load of the District was dominated first by admiralty cases, and then by a mix of admiralty and bankruptcy cases.[4] The primary responsibility for hearing bankruptcy cases has since been transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, with the District Court only reviewing cases already decided by a bankruptcy judge.

Since its creation, the Southern District of New York has had 142 judges, more than any other District. Twelve judges from the Southern District of New York have been elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit—Augustus Noble Hand, Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr., Charles Merrill Hough, Irving Kaufman, John M. Walker, Jr., Julius Marshuetz Mayer, Learned Hand, Pierre N. Leval, Sonia Sotomayor, Wilfred Feinberg, Gerard E. Lynch, and Denny Chin. Two judges, Samuel Blatchford and Sonia Sotomayor, were elevated from the Southern District of New York to serve as Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit and were later elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States. The longest serving judge, David Norton Edelstein, served as an active judge for 43 years to the day, and in senior status for an additional six years.

Judges of the Court have gone on to other high governmental positions. Robert P. Patterson, Sr. served as Under Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt and the Secretary of War under President Harry S. Truman. Louis Freeh served as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001. Michael Mukasey served the 81st Attorney General of the United States under President George W. Bush.

Notable Cases

The injury and loss of life claims from the sinking of the Titanic, the torpedo attack on the Lusitania and the fire aboard the General Slocum were heard in the S.D.N.Y. The espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and the perjury trial of Alger Hiss were heard in the S.D.N.Y.

Judge John M. Woolsey of the S.D.N.Y. rejected government efforts to censor on obscenity grounds the distribution of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Judge Murray Gurfein of the Court rejected government efforts to enjoin the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers. Defamation suits were heard in the S.D.N.Y. against CBS and Time Magazine by General William Westmoreland and Israeli General Ariel Sharon.

Two former Attorney Generals of the United States were indicted and tried in the S.D.N.Y. for crimes while in office --Harry Daugherty of the Teapot Dome era and John Mitchell of the Watergate era. Juries were unable to reach verdicts in the two trials against Daughterty and John Mitchell was acquitted.

Financial frauds have been prosecuted in the S.D.N.Y., among them the cases against Bernard Madoff, Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken.

The trials of those accused of the 1998 United States embassy bombings in East Africa, those alleged to have been responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and Omar Abdel Rahman, known in the press as the “The Blind Sheikh,” occurred in the District. More recently, the prosecution arising out of the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt and the prosecution of Abduwali Muse,the so-called Somali Pirate, were heard in the Court.

The criminal cases against Bess Myerson, Imelda Marcos, Leona Helmsley and Martha Stewart were heard in the S.D.N.Y.

The Deflategate controversy concerning National Football League's Tom Brady was heard in the S.D.N.Y.

District Judges

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has 28 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Twenty four judges who have taken senior status are eligible to continue hearing cases. As of June 1, 2009, the Chief Judge of the District is Judge Loretta A. Preska, succeeding Judge Kimba Wood, who assumed senior status. Senior Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. sits by designation with the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

The District Judges (active and senior) sitting are:

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
102 Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska New York City 1949 1992–present 2009–present — G. H. W. Bush
110 District Judge John G. Koeltl New York City 1945 1994–present — — Clinton
119 District Judge Colleen McMahon New York City 1951 1998–present — — Clinton
120 District Judge William H. Pauley New York City 1952 1998–present — — Clinton
123 District Judge George B. Daniels New York City 1953 2000–present — — Clinton
125 District Judge Laura Taylor Swain New York City 1958 2000–present — — Clinton
126 District Judge P. Kevin Castel New York City 1950 2003–present — — G. W. Bush
129 District Judge Kenneth M. Karas White Plains 1964 2004–present — — G. W. Bush
131 District Judge Richard Sullivan New York City 1964 2007–present — — G. W. Bush
132 District Judge Cathy Seibel White Plains 1960 2008–present — — G. W. Bush
133 District Judge Paul G. Gardephe New York City 1957 2008–present — — G. W. Bush
134 District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti White Plains 1954 2011–present — — Obama
135 District Judge J. Paul Oetken New York City 1965 2011–present — — Obama
136 District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer New York City 1961 2011–present — — Obama
137 District Judge Katherine B. Forrest New York City 1964 2011–present — — Obama
138 District Judge Alison J. Nathan New York City 1972 2011–present — — Obama
139 District Judge Edgardo Ramos New York City 1960 2011–present — — Obama
140 District Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. New York City 1969 2011–present — — Obama
141 District Judge Jesse M. Furman New York City 1972 2012–present — — Obama
142 District Judge Ronnie Abrams New York City 1968 2012–present — — Obama
143 District Judge Lorna G. Schofield New York City 1956 2012–present — — Obama
144 District Judge Katherine Polk Failla New York City 1969 2013–present — — Obama
145 District Judge Analisa Torres New York City 1959 2013–present — — Obama
146 District Judge Nelson S. Roman White Plains 1960 2013–present — — Obama
147 District Judge Vernon S. Broderick New York City 1963 2013–present — — Obama
148 District Judge Gregory Howard Woods New York City 1969 2013–present — — Obama
149 District Judge Valerie E. Caproni New York City 1955 2013–present — — Obama
150 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
70 Senior Judge Thomas P. Griesa New York City 1930 1972–2000 1993–2000 2000–present Nixon
74 Senior Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy New York City 1933 1972–1998 — 1998–present Nixon
79 Senior Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. New Haven, CT 1930 1976–1995 — 1995–present Ford
83 Senior Judge Robert W. Sweet New York City 1922 1978–1991 — 1991–present Carter
84 Senior Judge Leonard B. Sand New York City 1928 1978–1993 — 1993–present Carter
89 Senior Judge John F. Keenan New York City 1929 1983–1996 — 1996–present Reagan
91 Senior Judge Louis L. Stanton New York City 1927 1985–1996 — 1996–present Reagan
97 Senior Judge Kimba Wood New York City 1944 1988–2009 2006–2009 2009–present Reagan
100 Senior Judge Lawrence M. McKenna inactive 1933 1990–2002 — 2002–present G. H. W. Bush
105 Senior Judge Deborah A. Batts New York City 1947 1994–2012 — 2012–present Clinton
108 Senior Judge Denise Cote New York City 1946 1994–2011 — 2011–present Clinton
109 Senior Judge Lewis A. Kaplan New York City 1944 1994–2011 — 2011–present Clinton
112 Senior Judge Shira A. Scheindlin New York City 1946 1994–2011 — 2011–present Clinton
113 Senior Judge Sidney H. Stein New York City 1945 1995–2010 — 2010–present Clinton
115 Senior Judge Jed S. Rakoff New York City 1943 1996–2010 — 2010–present Clinton
117 Senior Judge Richard M. Berman New York City 1943 1998–2011 — 2011–present Clinton
118 Senior Judge Alvin Hellerstein New York City 1933 1998–2011 — 2011–present Clinton
121 Senior Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald New York City 1944 1999–2012 — 2012–present Clinton
122 Senior Judge Victor Marrero New York City 1941 1999–2010 — 2010–present Clinton
130 Senior Judge Paul A. Crotty New York City 1941 2005–2015 — 2015–present G. W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
25 Paul A. Crotty Senior Status August 1, 2015 – –

Past Judges

# Judge State Born/Died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Van Ness, William PeterWilliam Peter Van Ness NY 1778–1826 1812–1826[5] — — Madison, Madison death
2 Betts, Samuel RossiterSamuel Rossiter Betts NY 1786–1868 1826–1867 — — Adams, J. Q.J. Q. Adams resignation
3 Blatchford, SamuelSamuel Blatchford NY 1820–1893 1867–1878[6] — — Johnson, A.A. Johnson reappointment
4 Choate, William GardnerWilliam Gardner Choate NY 1830–1920 1878–1881 — — Hayes, Hayes resignation
5 Brown, AddisonAddison Brown NY 1830–1913 1881–1901[7] — — Garfield, Garfield retirement
6 Adams, George BethuneGeorge Bethune Adams NY 1845–1911 1901–1911[8] — — McKinley, McKinley death
7 Holt, George ChandlerGeorge Chandler Holt NY 1843–1931 1903–1914 — — Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt retirement
8 Hough, Charles MerrillCharles Merrill Hough NY 1858–1927 1906–1916 — — Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt reappointment
9 Hand, LearnedLearned Hand NY 1872–1961 1909–1924 — — Taft, Taft reappointment
10 Mayer, Julius MarshuetzJulius Marshuetz Mayer NY 1865–1925 1912–1921 — — Taft, Taft reappointment
11 Hand, Augustus NobleAugustus Noble Hand NY 1869–1954 1914–1927 — — Wilson, Wilson reappointment
12 Manton, MartinMartin Manton NY 1880–1946 1916–1918 — — Wilson, Wilson reappointment
13 Knox, John C.John C. Knox NY 1881–1966 1918–1955 1948–1955 1955–1966 Wilson, Wilson death
14 Goddard, Henry W.Henry W. Goddard NY 1876–1955 1923–1954 — 1954–1955 Harding, Harding death
15 Winslow, Francis A.Francis A. Winslow NY 1866–1932 1923–1929 — — Harding, Harding resignation
16 Bondy, WilliamWilliam Bondy NY 1870–1964 1923–1956 1955–1956 1956–1964 Harding, Harding death
17 Thacher, Thomas D.Thomas D. Thacher NY 1881–1950 1925–1930 — — Coolidge, Coolidge resignation
18 Coleman, Frank JosephFrank Joseph Coleman NY 1886–1934 1927–1934[9] — — Coolidge, Coolidge death
19 Woolsey, John M.John M. Woolsey NY 1877–1945 1929–1943 — 1943–1945 Hoover, Hoover death
20 Caffey, Francis GordonFrancis Gordon Caffey NY 1868–1951 1929–1947 — 1947–1951 Hoover, Hoover death
21 Coxe Jr., Alfred ConklingAlfred Conkling Coxe Jr. NY 1880–1957 1929–1951 — 1951–1957 Hoover, Hoover death
22 Patterson, Robert P.Robert P. Patterson NY 1891–1952 1930–1939 — — Hoover, Hoover reappointment
23 Hulbert, G. MurrayG. Murray Hulbert NY 1881–1950 1934–1950 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
24 Leibell, Vincent L.Vincent L. Leibell NY 1883–1968 1936–1954 — 1954–1968 Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
25 Clancy, John WilliamJohn William Clancy NY 1899–1969 1936–1959 1956–1959 1959–1969 Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
26 Mandelbaum, SamuelSamuel Mandelbaum NY 1884–1946 1936–1946 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
27 Conger, EdwardEdward Conger NY 1882–1963 1938–1954 — 1954–1963 Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
28 Bright, JohnJohn Bright NY 1884–1948 1941–1948 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
29 Rifkind, Simon HirschSimon Hirsch Rifkind NY 1901–1995 1941–1950 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt resignation
30 Medina, HaroldHarold Medina NY 1888–1990 1947–1951 — — Truman, Truman reappointment
31 Ryan, Sylvester J.Sylvester J. Ryan NY 1896–1981 1947–1973[10] 1959–1966 1973–1981 Truman, Truman death
32 Kaufman, Samuel H.Samuel H. Kaufman NY 1893–1960 1948–1955[11] — 1955–1960 Truman, Truman death
33 Kaufman, IrvingIrving Kaufman NY 1910–1992 1949–1961[12] — — Truman, Truman reappointment
34 McGohey, John F. X.John F. X. McGohey NY 1894–1972 1949–1970[13] — 1970–1972 Truman, Truman death
35 Noonan, Gregory FrancisGregory Francis Noonan NY 1906–1964 1949–1964[14] — — Truman, Truman death
36 Sugarman, SidneySidney Sugarman NY 1904–1974 1949–1971[15] 1966–1971 1971–1974 Truman, Truman death
37 Weinfeld, EdwardEdward Weinfeld NY 1901–1988 1950–1988 — — Truman, Truman death
38 Murphy, Thomas FrancisThomas Francis Murphy NY 1905–1995 1951–1970 — 1970–1995 Truman, Truman death
39 Dimock, Edward JordanEdward Jordan Dimock NY 1890–1986 1951–1961 — 1961–1986 Truman, Truman death
40 Edelstein, David NortonDavid Norton Edelstein NY 1910–2000 1951–1994[16] 1971–1980 1994–2000 Truman, Truman death
41 Dawson, Archie OwenArchie Owen Dawson NY 1898–1964 1954–1964 — — Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
42 Walsh, Lawrence EdwardLawrence Edward Walsh NY 1912–2014 1954–1957 — — Eisenhower, Eisenhower resignation
43 Bicks, AlexanderAlexander Bicks NY 1901–1963 1954–1963 — — Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
44 Palmieri, Edmund LouisEdmund Louis Palmieri NY 1907–1989 1954–1972 — 1972–1989 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
45 Herlands, William BernardWilliam Bernard Herlands NY 1905–1969 1955–1969[17] — — Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
46 Cashin, John M.John M. Cashin NY 1892–1970 1955–1965[18] — 1965–1970 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
47 Levet, Richard HarringtonRichard Harrington Levet NY 1894–1980 1956–1966 — 1966–1976 Eisenhower, Eisenhower retirement
48 Bryan, Frederick van PeltFrederick van Pelt Bryan NY 1904–1978 1956–1972 — 1972–1978 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
49 MacMahon, Lloyd FrancisLloyd Francis MacMahon NY 1912–1989 1959–1982 1980–1982 1982–1989 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
50 Metzner, Charles MillerCharles Miller Metzner NY 1912–2009 1959–1977 — 1977–2009 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
51 Croake, Thomas FrancisThomas Francis Croake NY 1902–1978 1961–1972 — 1972–1978 Kennedy, Kennedy death
52 Bonsal, Dudley BaldwinDudley Baldwin Bonsal NY 1906–1995 1961–1976[19] — 1976–1995 Kennedy, Kennedy death
53 Cooper, Irving BenIrving Ben Cooper NY 1902–1996 1961–1972[20] — 1972–1996 Kennedy, Kennedy death
54 Feinberg, WilfredWilfred Feinberg NY 1920–2014 1961–1966[19] — — Kennedy, Kennedy reappointment
55 Tyler, Jr., Harold R.Harold R. Tyler, Jr. NY 1922–2005 1962–1975 — — Kennedy, Kennedy resignation
56 McLean, Edward CochraneEdward Cochrane McLean NY 1903–1972 1962–1972 — — Kennedy, Kennedy death
57 Wyatt, Inzer BassInzer Bass Wyatt NY 1907–1990 1962–1977 — 1977–1990 Kennedy, Kennedy death
58 Cannella, John MatthewJohn Matthew Cannella NY 1908–1996 1963–1977 — 1977–1996 Kennedy, Kennedy death
59 Tenney, Charles HenryCharles Henry Tenney NY 1911–1994 1963–1979 — 1979–1994 Kennedy, Kennedy death
60 Frankel, Marvin E.Marvin E. Frankel NY 1920–2002 1965–1978 — — Johnson, L.L. Johnson resignation
61 Mansfield, Walter R.Walter R. Mansfield NY 1911–1987 1966–1971 — — Johnson, L.L. Johnson reappointment
62 Motley, Constance BakerConstance Baker Motley NY 1921–2005 1966–1986 1982–1986 1986–2005 Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
63 Pollack, MiltonMilton Pollack NY 1906–2004 1967–1983 — 1983–2004 Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
64 Lasker, Morris E.Morris E. Lasker NY 1917–2009 1968–1983 — 1983–2009 Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
65 Gurfein, MurrayMurray Gurfein NY 1907–1979 1971–1974 — — Nixon, Nixon reappointment
66 Pierce, Lawrence W.Lawrence W. Pierce NY 1924–present 1971–1981 — — Nixon, Nixon reappointment
67 Brieant, Charles L.Charles L. Brieant NY 1923–2008 1971–2007 1986–1993 2007–2008 Nixon, Nixon death
68 Bauman, ArnoldArnold Bauman NY 1914–1989 1971–1974 — — Nixon, Nixon resignation
69 Gagliardi, Lee ParsonsLee Parsons Gagliardi NY 1918–1998 1971–1985 — 1985–1998 Nixon, Nixon death
71 Knapp, WhitmanWhitman Knapp NY 1909–2004 1972–1987 — 1987–2004 Nixon, Nixon death
72 Stewart, Jr., Charles E.Charles E. Stewart, Jr. NY 1916–1994 1972–1985 — 1985–1994 Nixon, Nixon death
73 Carter, Robert L.Robert L. Carter NY 1917–2012 1972–1986 — 1986–2012 Nixon, Nixon death
75 Ward, Robert JosephRobert Joseph Ward NY 1926–2003 1972–1991 — 1991–2003 Nixon, Nixon death
76 Conner, William C.William C. Conner NY 1920–2009 1973–1987 — 1987–2009 Nixon, Nixon death
77 Owen, RichardRichard Owen NY 1922–2015 1973–1989 — 1989–2015 Nixon, Nixon death
78 Werker, Henry FrederickHenry Frederick Werker NY 1920–1984 1974–1984 — — Nixon, Nixon death
80 Goettel, Gerard LouisGerard Louis Goettel NY 1928–2011 1976–1993 — 1993–2011 Ford, Ford death
81 Broderick, Vincent LyonsVincent Lyons Broderick NY 1920–1995 1976–1988 — 1988–1995 Ford, Ford death
82 Leval, Pierre N.Pierre N. Leval NY 1936–present 1977–1993 — — Carter, Carter reappointment
85 Lowe, Mary JohnsonMary Johnson Lowe NY 1924–1999 1978–1991 — 1991–1999 Carter, Carter death
86 Sofaer, Abraham DavidAbraham David Sofaer NY 1938–present 1979–1985 — — Carter, Carter resignation
87 Sprizzo, John E.John E. Sprizzo NY 1934–2008 1981–2000 — 2000–2008 Reagan, Reagan death
88 Kram, Shirley WohlShirley Wohl Kram NY 1922–2009 1983–1993 — 1993–2009 Reagan, Reagan death
90 Peter K. Leisure NY 1929–2013 1984–1997 — 1997–2010 Reagan death
92 Walker, Jr., John M.John M. Walker, Jr. NY 1940–present 1985–1989 — — Reagan, Reagan reappointment
93 Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum NY 1929–2016 1986–1998 — 1998–2016 Reagan death
94 Daronco, Richard J.Richard J. Daronco NY 1931–1988 1987–1988 — — Reagan, Reagan death
95 Mukasey, MichaelMichael Mukasey NY 1941–present 1987–2006 2000–2006 2006 Reagan, Reagan retirement
96 Conboy, KennethKenneth Conboy NY 1938–present 1987–1993 — — Reagan, Reagan resignation
98 Patterson, Jr., Robert P.Robert P. Patterson, Jr. NY 1923-2015 1988–1998 — 1998–2015 Reagan death
99 Martin Jr., John S.John S. Martin Jr. NY 1935–present 1990–2003 — 2003–2003 Bush, G. H. W.G. H. W. Bush retirement
101 Freeh, LouisLouis Freeh NY 1950–present 1991–1993 — — Bush, G. H. W.G. H. W. Bush resignation
103 Sotomayor, SoniaSonia Sotomayor NY 1954–present 1992–1998 — — Bush, G. H. W.G. H. W. Bush elevation to 2nd Circuit
104 Schwartz, Allen G.Allen G. Schwartz NY 1934–2003 1993–2003 — — Clinton, Clinton death
106 Harold Baer, Jr. NY 1933–2014 1994–2004 — 2004–2014 Clinton, Clinton death
107 Chin, DennyDenny Chin NY 1954–present 1994–2010 — — Clinton, Clinton elevation to 2nd Circuit
111 Parker, Jr., Barrington DanielsBarrington Daniels Parker, Jr. NY 1944–present 1994–2001 — — Clinton, Clinton reappointment
114 Jones, Barbara S.Barbara S. Jones NY 1947–present 1995–2012 — — Clinton, Clinton retirement
116 Casey, Richard C.Richard C. Casey NY 1933–2007 1997–2007 — — Clinton, Clinton death
124 Lynch, Gerard E.Gerard E. Lynch NY 1951–present 2000–2009 — — Clinton, Clinton elevation to 2nd Circuit
127 Holwell, Richard J.Richard J. Holwell NY 1946–present 2003–2012 — — Bush, G. W.G. W. Bush resignation
128 Robinson, Stephen C.Stephen C. Robinson NY 1957–present 2003–2010 — — Bush, G. W.G. W. Bush resignation

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on April 9, 1814 by 3 Stat. 120
Van Ness 1814–1826
Betts 1826–1867
Blatchford 1867–1878
Choate 1878–1881
Brown 1881–1901
Adams 1901–1911
Mayer 1912–1921
Bondy 1923–1956
Bryan 1956–1972
Ward 1972–1991
Preska 1992–present
Seat 2
Seat established on February 9, 1903 by 32 Stat. 805
Holt 1903–1914
A. N. Hand 1914–1927
Coleman 1927–1934
Hulbert 1934–1950
Dimock 1951–1961
McLean 1962–1972
Owen 1973–1989
Batts 1994–2012
Broderick 2013–present
Seat 3
Seat established on May 26, 1906 by 34 Stat. 202
Hough 1906–1916
Manton 1916–1918
Knox 1918–1955
Levet 1956–1966
Lasker 1968–1983
Walker 1985–1989
Sotomayor 1992–1998
Marrero 1999–2010
A. L. Carter, Jr. 2011–present
Seat 4
Seat established on March 2, 1909 by 35 Stat. 685
L. Hand 1909–1924
Thacher 1925–1930
R. P. Patterson, Sr. 1930–1939
Rifkind 1941–1950
Weinfeld 1950–1988
Martin, Jr. 1990–2003
Robinson 2003–2010
Ramos 2011–present

Seat 5
Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on August 19, 1935 by 49 Stat. 659
Goddard 1923–1954
Dawson 1954–1964
Motley 1966–1986
Wood 1988–2009
Briccetti 2011–present
Seat 6
Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)
Winslow 1923–1929
Seat made permanent on August 19, 1935 by 49 Stat. 659
Leibell 1936–1954
Bicks 1954–1963
Tenney 1963–1979
Sprizzo 1981–2000
Lynch 2000–2009
Engelmayer 2011–present
Seat 7
Seat established on February 26, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1317
Woolsey 1929–1943
Seat abolished on December 31, 1943 (Temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 8
Seat established on February 26, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1317
Caffey 1929–1947
Ryan 1947–1973
Werker 1974–1984
Stanton 1985–1996
Hellerstein 1998–2011
Furman 2012–present

Seat 9
Seat established on February 26, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1317
Coxe, Jr. 1929–1951
Edelstein 1952–1994
Rakoff 1996–2010
Forrest 2011–present
Seat 10
Seat established on June 15, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1491
Clancy 1936–1959
Metzner 1959–1977
Sand 1978–1993
Parker 1994–2001
Holwell 2003–2012
Caproni 2013–present
Seat 11
Seat established on June 15, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1491
Mandelbaum 1936–1946
Medina 1947–1951
Murphy 1951–1970
Gurfein 1971–1974
Haight 1976–1995
Casey 1997–2007
Seibel 2008–present
Seat 12
Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 585 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on June 8, 1940 by 54 Stat. 253
Conger 1938–1954
Herlands 1955–1969
Pierce 1971–1981
Kram 1983–1993
Koeltl 1994–present

Seat 13
Seat established on March 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 7 on December 31, 1943.
Bright 1941–1948
S. H. Kaufman 1948–1955
Cashin 1955–1965
Mansfield 1966–1971
Knapp 1972–1987
R. P. Patterson, Jr. 1988–1998
Daniels 2000–present
Seat 14
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
I. R. Kaufman 1949–1961
Cannella 1963–1977
Lowe 1978–1991
Cote 1994–2011
Failla 2013–present
Seat 15
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
McGohey 1950–1970
Brieant 1971–2007
Gardephe 2008–present
Seat 16
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Noonan 1950–1964
Frankel 1965–1978
Sofaer 1979–1985
Mukasey 1987–2006
Sullivan 2007–present

Seat 17
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Sugarman 1950–1971
Stewart 1972–1985
Cedarbaum 1986–1998
Buchwald 1999–2012
Torres 2013–present
Seat 18
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Walsh 1954–1957
MacMahon 1959–1982
Keenan 1983–1996
McMahon 1998–present
Seat 19
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Palmieri 1954–1972
Conner 1973–1987
McKenna 1990–2002
Castel 2003–present
Seat 20
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Croake 1961–1972
R. L. Carter 1972–1986
Conboy 1987–1993
Jones 1995–2013
Woods 2013–present

Seat 21
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Bonsal 1962–1976
Leval 1977–1993
Stein 1995–2010
Nathan 2011–present
Seat 22
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Cooper 1962–1972
Duffy 1972–1998
Berman 1998–2011
Roman 2013–present
Seat 23
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Feinberg 1961–1966
Pollack 1967–1983
Leisure 1984–1997
Pauley, III 1998–present
Seat 24
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Tyler, Jr. 1962–1975
Broderick 1976–1988
Schwartz 1993–2003
Karas 2004–present

Seat 25
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Wyatt 1962–1977
Sweet 1978–1991
Baer, Jr. 1994–2004
Crotty 2005–2015
vacant 2015–present
Seat 26
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Bauman 1971–1974
Goettel 1976–1993
Kaplan 1994–2011
Abrams 2012–present
Seat 27
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Gagliardi 1971–1985
Daronco 1987–1988
Freeh 1991–1993
Scheindlin 1994–2011
Schofield 2012–present
Seat 28
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Griesa 1972–2000
Swain 2000–present

Seat 29
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Chin 1994–2010
Oetken 2011–present

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://history.nysd.uscourts.gov/
  2. 1 2 Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 386.
  3. 1 2 3 4 U.S. District Courts of New York, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  4. 1 2 H. Paul Burak, History of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1962).
  5. ↑ Initially appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New York, reassigned by operation of law to the Southern District of New York on April 9, 1814.
  6. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 13, 1867, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1867, and received commission on July 16, 1867.
  7. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on October 12, 1881, confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1881, and received commission on October 14, 1881.
  8. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1901, and received commission on December 17, 1901.
  9. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1927, and received commission on December 19, 1927.
  10. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 24, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission on December 20, 1947.
  11. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2, 1949.
  12. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.
  13. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.
  14. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 25, 1950, and received commission on April 26, 1950.
  15. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1, 1950.
  16. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 30, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7, 1952, and received commission on April 8, 1952.
  17. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 1956, and received commission on June 27, 1956.
  18. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1956, and received commission on March 2, 1956.
  19. 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.
  20. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1962, and received commission on September 28, 1962.

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