United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (N.D.N.Y.)
Appeals to	Second Circuit
Established	April 9, 1814
Judges assigned	5
Chief judge	Gary L. Sharpe
Official site

The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (in case citations, N.D.N.Y.) serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian. Appeals from the Northern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which has jurisdiction over the four districts of New York, the District of Connecticut and the District of Vermont (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The Northern District is a successor to the original District of New York, which was split into Northern and Southern Districts on April 9, 1814. The United States District Court for the District of New York was the first District Court ever convened under the sovereignty of the United States, with Judge James Duane presiding on November 3, 1789. The Northern District was split again in 1900, giving rise to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The first judge in the Northern District of New York was Matthias Burnett Tallmadge. The district now covers thirty-two counties in upstate New York, with an extensive border with Canada to the north.

Its jurisdiction comprises the counties of Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, and Washington.

The court has offices in Albany, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, and Utica. The court also holds court at facilities in Watertown. The court accepts filings from members of the bar through an automated case management system CM/ECF over the Internet.

Current judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
24	Chief Judge	Gary L. Sharpe	Albany	1947	2004–present	2011–present	—	G.W. Bush
22	Judge	Norman A. Mordue	Syracuse	1942	1998–present	2006–2011	—	Clinton
23	Judge	David N. Hurd	Utica	1937	1999–present	—	—	Clinton
25	Judge	Glenn T. Suddaby	Syracuse	1956	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
26	Judge	Mae A. D'Agostino	Albany	1954	2011–present	—	—	Obama
15	Senior Judge	Neal Peters McCurn	Syracuse	1926	1979–1993	1988–1993	1993–present	Carter
17	Senior Judge	Thomas James McAvoy	Binghamton	1938	1986–2003	1993–2000	2003–present	Reagan
19	Senior Judge	Frederick Scullin	Syracuse	1939	1992–2006	2000–2006	2006–present	G.H.W. Bush
21	Senior Judge	Lawrence E. Kahn	Albany	1937	1996–2007	—	2007–present	Clinton

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Tallmadge, Matthias B.Matthias B. Tallmadge	NY	1774–1819	1814–1819	—	—	Jefferson, Jefferson	resignation
2	Skinner, RogerRoger Skinner	NY	1773–1825	1819–1825	—	—	Monroe, Monroe	death
3	Conkling, AlfredAlfred Conkling	NY	1789–1874	1825–1852	—	—	Adams, J.Q.J.Q. Adams	resignation
4	Hall, Nathan K.Nathan K. Hall	NY	1810–1874	1852–1874	—	—	Fillmore, Fillmore	death
5	Wallace, William JamesWilliam James Wallace	NY	1837–1917	1874–1882	—	—	Grant, Grant	reappointment
6	Coxe, Sr., Alfred ConklingAlfred Conkling Coxe, Sr.	NY	1847–1923	1882–1902	—	—	Arthur, Arthur	reappointment
7	Ray, George W.George W. Ray	NY	1844–1925	1902–1925	—	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	death
8	Cooper, FrankFrank Cooper	NY	1869–1946	1920–1941	—	1941–1946	Wilson, Wilson	death
9	Bryant, Frederick HowardFrederick Howard Bryant	NY	1877–1945	1927–1945	—	—	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
10	Brennan, Stephen W.Stephen W. Brennan	NY	1893–1968	1942–1963	1948–1963	1963–1968	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
11	Kampf, Edward S.Edward S. Kampf	NY	1900–1971	1946–1948	—	—	Truman, Truman	resignation
12	Foley, James ThomasJames Thomas Foley	NY	1910–1990	1949–1980	1963–1980	1980–1990	Truman, Truman	death
13	Port, EdmundEdmund Port	NY	1906–1986	1964–1976	—	1976–1986	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
14	Munson, Howard G.Howard G. Munson	NY	1924–2008	1976–1990	1980–1988	1990–2008	Ford, Ford	death
16	Miner, RogerRoger Miner	NY	1934–2012	1981–1985	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	reappointment
18	Cholakis, Constantine GeorgeConstantine George Cholakis	NY	1930–1996	1986–1996	—	1996–1996	Reagan, Reagan	death
20	Pooler, Rosemary S.Rosemary S. Pooler	NY	1938–present	1994–1998	—	—	Clinton, Clinton	reappointment

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on April 9, 1814 by 3 Stat. 120
Tallmadge	1814–1819
Skinner	1819–1825
Conkling	1825–1852
Hall	1852–1874
Wallace	1874–1882
Coxe, Sr.	1882–1902
Ray	1902–1925
Seat abolished on January 10, 1925 pursuant to the provisions of 40 Stat. 1156

Seat 2
Seat established on June 3, 1920 pursuant to the provisions 40 Stat. 1156 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolishment of Seat 1 on January 10, 1925
Cooper	1920–1941
Brennan	1942–1963
Port	1964–1976
Munson	1976–1990
Pooler	1994–1998
Mordue	1998–present

Seat 3
Seat established on March 3, 1927 by 44 Stat. 1374
Bryant	1927–1945
Kampf	1946–1948
Foley	1949–1980
Miner	1981–1985
Cholakis	1986–1996
Hurd	1999–present

Seat 4
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
McCurn	1979–1993
Kahn	1996–2007
Suddaby	2008–present

Seat 5
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
McAvoy	1986–2003
Sharpe	2004–present

Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758
Scullin	1992–2006
D'Agostino	2011–present

See also

• Courts of New York
• List of United States federal courthouses in New York
• United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York

External links

• United States District Court for the Northern District of New York Official Website
• United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York Official Website