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.) |
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| Appeals to | Second Circuit |
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| Established | September 24, 1789 |
| Judges assigned | 28 |
| Chief judge | Loretta A. Preska |
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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.
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[edit] 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. Courthouses are located in Manhattan, White Plains, and Middletown.
[edit] 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] It existed for nearly twenty-five years before, on April 9, 1814, New York was divided into Northern and Southern Districts by 3 Stat. 120.[1][2] The subdivision of the district was reportedly instigated by Matthias Burnett Tallmadge, out of antipathy for fellow district judge William P. Van Ness.[3] These Districts were later further subdivided with the creation of Eastern District on February 25, 1865 by 13 Stat. 438,[2] and the Western District on May 12, 1900, by 31 Stat. 175.[2]
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.[3]
[edit] 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.
The District Judges (active and senior) sitting are:
[edit] Magistrate Judges
The Magistrate Judges sitting are:
| Name |
| Chief Magistrate Judge George A. Yanthis |
| Magistrate Judge James L. Cott |
| Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison |
| Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger |
| Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis |
| Magistrate Judge Kevin N. Fox |
| Magistrate Judge James C. Francis |
| Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman |
| Magistrate Judge Martin R. Goldberg |
| Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein |
| Magistrate Judge Theodore H. Katz |
| Magistrate Judge Frank Maas |
| Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck |
| Magistrate Judge Henry Pitman |
| Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith |
[edit] Vacancies and pending nominations
| # | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Nominated |
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| 1 | Alvin Hellerstein | Senior status | January 31, 2011 | Jesse M. Furman | June 7, 2011 |
| 2 | Lewis A. Kaplan | Senior status | February 1, 2011 | Ronnie Abrams | July 28, 2011 |
| 3 | Shira Scheindlin | Senior status | August 16, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Richard M. Berman | Senior status | September 11, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | Denise Cote | Senior status | December 15, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Richard Holwell | Resignation | February 7, 2012 | N/A | N/A |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 386.
- ^ a b c d U.S. District Courts of New York, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b H. Paul Burak, History of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1962).
[edit] See also
- Courts of New York
- List of United States federal courthouses in New York
- List of judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
[edit] External links
- Official website for the U.S. District Court for the SDNY
- Official website for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the SDNY
- Official website for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the SDNY
- Official website of the Southern District Court Reporters
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