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. Eighteen 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
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
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 III	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 J. 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
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	0 !–	0 !–

Past Judges

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

Footnotes

↑ http://history.nysd.uscourts.gov/
1 2 Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 386.
1 2 3 4 U.S. District Courts of New York, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
1 2 H. Paul Burak, History of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1962).
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
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.
↑ 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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