- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
(2d Cir.)
Location Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
New York City, New YorkAppeals from Established June 16, 1891 Chief judge Dennis G. Jacobs Active judges José A. Cabranes
Rosemary S. Pooler
Robert Katzmann
Reena Raggi
Richard C. Wesley
Peter W. Hall
Debra Ann Livingston
Gerard E. Lynch
Denny Chin
Raymond Lohier, Jr.
Susan L. CarneySenior judges Wilfred Feinberg
Jon Ormond Newman
Amalya Lyle Kearse
Richard J. Cardamone
Ralph K. Winter, Jr.
Roger Jeffrey Miner
John M. Walker, Jr.
Joseph Michael McLaughlin
Pierre N. Leval
Guido Calabresi
Chester J. Straub
Robert D. Sack
Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr.Official site 
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Centre Street.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street.The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont, and the court has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
- District of Connecticut
- Eastern District of New York
- Northern District of New York
- Southern District of New York
- Western District of New York
- District of Vermont
The Second Circuit ordinarily has its clerk's office and hears oral arguments at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in Foley Square in lower Manhattan. Due to renovations at that building, during the summer of 2006 the court temporarily relocated to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York City across Pearl Street from the Marshall Courthouse. Some of the Court's offices, including the Office of Legal Affairs, have moved to the Woolworth Building for the duration of the renovations, which are expected to take several years.[1]
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Current composition of the court
With 12 active and 12 senior judges, the Second Circuit is midsized among the thirteen United States courts of appeals.
Active
As of May 2011[update], the active judges on the court are as follows[2]:
# Judge Duty station[3][4] Born Appointed Chief Appointed by 50 Dennis G. Jacobs New York, NY 1944 1992 2006 G.H.W. Bush 53 José A. Cabranes New Haven, CT 1940 1994 — Clinton 55 Rosemary S. Pooler Syracuse, NY 1938 1998 — Clinton 59 Robert Katzmann New York, NY 1953 1999 — Clinton 61 Reena Raggi Brooklyn, NY 1951 2002 — G.W. Bush 62 Richard C. Wesley Geneseo, NY 1949 2003 — G.W. Bush 63 Peter W. Hall Rutland, VT 1948 2004 — G.W. Bush 64 Debra Ann Livingston New York, NY 1959 2007 — G.W. Bush 65 Gerard E. Lynch New York, NY 1951 2009 — Obama 66 Denny Chin New York, NY 1954 2010 — Obama 67 Raymond Lohier, Jr. New York, NY 1965 2010 — Obama 68 Susan L. Carney New Haven, CT 1951 2011 — Obama — Vacant (seat 3) - Vacancies and pending nominations
Seat Seat Last Held By Vacancy Reason Date of Vacancy Nominee Date of Nomination 3 Guido Calabresi Assumed senior status July 21, 2009 Christopher F. Droney[5] May 4, 2011 Senior
Twelve former circuit judges continue to serve on senior status[2]:
# Judge Duty station[3][4] Born Active service Chief Senior
sinceAppointed by 31 Wilfred Feinberg New York, NY 1920 1966–1991 1980–1988 1991 L. Johnson 39 Jon Ormond Newman Hartford, CT 1932 1979–1997 1993–1997 1997 Carter 40 Amalya Lyle Kearse New York, NY 1937 1979–2002 —— 2002 Carter 41 Richard J. Cardamone (inactive) 1925 1981–1993 —— 1993 Reagan 43 Ralph K. Winter, Jr. New Haven, CT 1935 1981–2000 1997–2000 2000 Reagan 45 Roger Jeffrey Miner Albany, NY 1934 1985–1997 —— 1997 Reagan 48 John M. Walker, Jr. New Haven, CT 1940 1989–2006 2000–2006 2006 G.H.W. Bush 49 Joseph Michael McLaughlin New York, NY 1933 1990–1998 —— 1998 G.H.W. Bush 51 Pierre N. Leval New York, NY 1936 1993–2002 —— 2002 Clinton 52 Guido Calabresi New Haven, CT 1932 1994–2009 —— 2009 Clinton 56 Chester J. Straub New York, NY 1937 1998–2008 —— 2008 Clinton 57 Robert D. Sack New York, NY 1939 1998–2009 —— 2009 Clinton 60 Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr. New York, NY 1944 2001–2009 —— 2009 G.W. Bush List of former judges
Forty-three judges used to serve on the court, but no longer do[2]:
# Judge State Born/Died Active Chief Senior Appointed by Reason for
termination1 William James Wallace NY 1837–1917 1891–1907 —— —— [6] retirement 2 Emile Henry Lacombe NY 1846–1924 1891–1916 —— —— [7] retirement 3 Nathaniel Shipman CT 1828–1906 1892–1902 —— —— B. Harrison retirement 4 William Kneeland Townsend CT 1849–1907 1902–1907 —— —— T. Roosevelt death 5 Alfred Conkling Coxe, Sr. NY 1847–1923 1902–1917 —— —— T. Roosevelt retirement 6 Henry Galbraith Ward[8] NY 1851–1933 1907–1921 —— 1921–1924 T. Roosevelt retirement 7 Walter Chadwick Noyes[8] CT 1865–1926 1907–1913 —— —— T. Roosevelt resignation 8 Henry Wade Rogers CT 1853–1926 1913–1926 —— —— Wilson death 9 Charles Merrill Hough NY 1858–1927 1916–1927 —— —— Wilson death 10 Martin Thomas Manton NY 1880–1946 1918–1939 —— —— Wilson resignation 11 Julius Marshuetz Mayer NY 1865–1925 1921–1924 —— —— Harding resignation 12 Learned Hand NY 1872–1961 1924–1951 1948–1951 1951–1961 Coolidge death 13 Thomas Walter Swan CT 1877–1975 1926–1953 1951–1953 1953–1975 Coolidge death 14 Augustus Noble Hand NY 1869–1954 1927–1953 —— 1953–1954 Coolidge death 15 Harrie Brigham Chase VT 1889–1969 1929–1953 1953–1954 1954–1969 Coolidge death 16 Charles Edward Clark CT 1889–1963 1939–1963 1954–1959 —— F. Roosevelt death 17 Robert Porter Patterson, Sr. NY 1891–1952 1939–1940 —— —— F. Roosevelt resignation 18 Jerome New Frank 1889–1957 1941–1957 —— —— F. Roosevelt death 19 Harold Raymond Medina NY 1888–1990 1951–1958 —— 1958–1980 Truman retirement 20 Carroll Clark Hincks CT 1889–1964 1953–1959 —— 1959–1964 Eisenhower death 21 John Marshall Harlan II NY 1899–1971 1954–1955 —— —— Eisenhower elevation to Supreme Court 22 Joseph Edward Lumbard NY 1901–1999 1955–1971 1959–1971 1971–1999 Eisenhower death 23 Sterry Robinson Waterman VT 1901–1984 1955–1970 —— 1970–1984 Eisenhower death 24 Leonard Page Moore NY 1898–1982 1957–1971 —— 1971–1982 Eisenhower death 25 Henry Friendly NY 1903–1986 1959–1974 1971–1973 1974–1986 Eisenhower death 26 John Joseph Smith CT 1904–1980 1960–1971 —— 1971–1980 Eisenhower death 27 Irving Kaufman NY 1910–1992 1961–1987 1973–1980 1987–1992 Kennedy death 28 Paul Raymond Hays NY 1903–1980 1962–1974 —— 1974–1980 Kennedy death 29 Thurgood Marshall 1908–1993 1962–1965 —— —— Kennedy resignation to become
United States Solicitor General30 Robert Palmer Anderson CT 1906–1978 1964–1971 —— 1971–1978 L. Johnson death 32 Walter Roe Mansfield NY 1911–1987 1971–1981 —— 1981–1987 Nixon death 33 William Hughes Mulligan NY 1918–1996 1971–1981 —— —— Nixon resignation 34 James Lowell Oakes VT 1924–2007 1971–1992 1988–1992 1992–2007 Nixon death 35 William Homer Timbers CT 1915–1994 1971–1981 —— 1981–1994 Nixon death 36 Murray Irwin Gurfein NY 1907–1979 1974–1979 —— —— Nixon death 37 Ellsworth Alfred Van Graafeiland NY 1915–2004 1974–1985 —— 1985–2004 Ford death 38 Thomas Joseph Meskill CT 1928–2007 1975–1993 1992–1993 1993–2007 Ford death 42 Lawrence Warren Pierce NY 1924– 1981–1990 —— 1990–1995 Reagan retirement 44 George Cheney Pratt NY 1928– 1982–1993 —— 1993–1995 Reagan retirement 46 Frank X. Altimari NY 1928–1998 1985–1996 —— 1996–1998 Reagan death 47 John Daniel Mahoney NY 1931–1996 1986–1996 —— —— Reagan death 54 Fred I. Parker VT 1938–2003 1994–2003 —— —— Clinton death 58 Sonia Sotomayor NY 1954 1998–2009 —— —— Clinton elevation to Supreme Court Chief judges
Chief Judge L. Hand 1948–1951 Swan 1951–1953 Chase 1953–1954 Clark 1954–1959 Lumbard 1959–1971 Friendly 1971–1973 Kaufman 1973–1980 Feinberg 1980–1988 Oakes 1988–1992 Meskill 1992–1993 Newman 1993–1997 Winter 1997–2000 Walker 2000–2006 Jacobs 2006–present Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice (i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
The court has thirteen seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.
Seat 1 Established on December 6, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891 Wallace NY 1891–1907 Ward NY 1907–1921 Mayer NY 1921–1924 L. Hand NY 1924–1951 Medina NY 1951–1958 Friendly NY 1959–1974 Van Graafeiland NY 1974–1985 Altimari NY 1985–1996 Pooler NY 1998–present Seat 2 Established on March 3, 1887 by 24 Stat. 492 as a circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891 Lacombe NY 1891–1916 Hough NY 1916–1927 A. Hand NY 1927–1953 Harlan NY 1954–1955 Lumbard NY 1955–1971 Mulligan NY 1971–1981 Cardamone NY 1981–1993 Cabranes CT 1994–present Seat 3 Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891 Shipman CT 1892–1902 Townsend CT 1902–1907 Noyes CT 1907–1913 Rogers CT 1913–1926 Swan CT 1926–1953 Hincks CT 1953–1959 Smith CT 1960–1971 Meskill CT 1975–1993 Calabresi CT 1994–2009 Vacant 2009–present Seat 4 Established on April 17, 1902 by 32 Stat. 106 Coxe NY 1902–1917 Manton NY 1918–1939 Patterson NY 1939–1940 Frank 1941–1957 Moore NY 1957–1971 Mansfield NY 1971–1981 Winter CT 1981–2000 B. Parker NY 2001–2009 Carney CT 2011–present Seat 5 Established on January 17, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1081 Chase VT 1929–1953 Waterman VT 1955–1970 Oakes VT 1971–1992 F. Parker VT 1994–2003 Hall VT 2004–present Seat 6 Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 Clark CT 1939–1963 Anderson CT 1964–1971 Timbers CT 1971–1981 Pratt NY 1982–1993 Leval NY 1993–2002 Wesley NY 2003–present Seat 7 Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 Kaufman NY 1961–1987 Walker NY 1989–2006 Livingston NY 2007–present Seat 8 Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 Hays NY 1962–1974 Gurfein NY 1974–1979 Pierce NY 1981–1990 McLaughlin NY 1990–1998 Straub NY 1998–2008 Lynch NY 2009–present Seat 9 Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 Marshall 1962–1965 Feinberg NY 1966–1991 Jacobs NY 1992–present Seat 10 Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 Kearse NY 1979–2002 Raggi NY 2002–present Seat 11 Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 Newman CT 1979–1997 Katzmann DC 1999–present Seat 12 Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 Miner NY 1985–1997 Sack NY 1998–2009 Chin NY 2010–present Seat 13 Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 Mahoney NY 1986–1996 Sotomayor NY 1998–2009 Lohier NY 2010–present Notables
- Judge Learned Hand served on the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1951, as did his cousin, Augustus Noble Hand, from 1927 until 1953.
- Judge Henry Friendly served on the court from 1959 to 1974, and wrote a large number of notable and enduring opinions.
See also
- Federal judicial appointment history#Second Circuit
References
- ^ http://www.nysun.com/new-york/facelift-scheduled-for-federal-courthouse/32316/
- ^ a b c "U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_02_frm?OpenFrameSet. Retrieved May 29, 2005.
- ^ a b "Standard Search". Federal Law Clerk Information System. https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov/web/jobSearch. Retrieved May 29, 2005.
- ^ a b "Instructions for Judicial Directory". Website of the University of Texas Law School. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051111193332/http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/career/downloads/judicial_listing.html. Retrieved July 4, 2005.
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/04/president-obama-nominates-judge-christopher-droney-serve-united-states-c
- ^ Wallace was appointed as a circuit judge for the Second Circuit in 1882 by Chester A. Arthur. The Judiciary Act of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- ^ Lacombe was appointed as a circuit judge for the Second Circuit in 1887 by Grover Cleveland. The Judiciary Act of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- ^ a b Recess appointment, confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date.
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