United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
(2d Cir.)

Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Centre Street.
Location	Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse New York City
Appeals from	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
Established	June 16, 1891
Chief judge	Robert A. Katzmann
Active judges	13
Senior judges	11
Circuit justice	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Official website

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:

The Second Circuit has its clerk's office and hears oral arguments at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. Due to renovations at that building, from 2006 until early 2013, the court temporarily relocated to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse across Pearl Street from Foley Square, and certain court offices temporarily relocated to the Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway.^[1]

Current composition of the court

Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street; the court's temporary home.

With 11 active and 11 senior judges, the Second Circuit is midsized among the thirteen United States courts of appeals.

As of September 5, 2016, the active judges on the court are as follows:^[2]^[3] Eleven former circuit judges continue to serve on senior status:

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
59	Chief Judge	Robert Katzmann	New York, NY	1953	1999–present	2013–present	—	Clinton
50	Circuit Judge	Dennis G. Jacobs	New York, NY	1944	1992–present	2006–2013	—	G.H.W. Bush
53	Circuit Judge	José A. Cabranes	New Haven, CT	1940	1994–present	—	—	Clinton
55	Circuit Judge	Rosemary S. Pooler	Syracuse, NY	1938	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
61	Circuit Judge	Reena Raggi	Brooklyn, NY	1951	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
63	Circuit Judge	Peter W. Hall	Rutland, VT	1948	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
64	Circuit Judge	Debra Ann Livingston	New York, NY	1959	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
66	Circuit Judge	Denny Chin	New York, NY	1954	2010–present	—	—	Obama
67	Circuit Judge	Raymond Lohier, Jr.	New York, NY	1965	2010–present	—	—	Obama
68	Circuit Judge	Susan L. Carney	New Haven, CT	1951	2011–present	—	—	Obama
69	Circuit Judge	Christopher F. Droney	Hartford, CT	1954	2011–present	—	—	Obama
70	Circuit Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
71	Circuit Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Senior Judge	Jon Ormond Newman	Hartford, CT	1932	1979–1997	1993–1997	1997–present	Carter
40	Senior Judge	Amalya Lyle Kearse	New York, NY	1937	1979–2002	—	2002–present	Carter
43	Senior Judge	Ralph K. Winter, Jr.	New Haven, CT	1935	1981–2000	1997–2000	2000–present	Reagan
48	Senior Judge	John M. Walker, Jr.	New Haven, CT	1940	1989–2006	2000–2006	2006–present	G.H.W. Bush
51	Senior Judge	Pierre N. Leval	New York, NY	1936	1993–2002	—	2002–present	Clinton
52	Senior Judge	Guido Calabresi	New Haven, CT	1932	1994–2009	—	2009–present	Clinton
56	Senior Judge	Chester J. Straub	New York, NY	1937	1998–2008	—	2008–present	Clinton
57	Senior Judge	Robert D. Sack	New York, NY	1939	1998–2009	—	2009–present	Clinton
60	Senior Judge	Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr.	New York, NY	1944	2001–2009	—	2009–present	G.W. Bush
62	Senior Judge	Richard C. Wesley	Geneseo, NY	1949	2003–2016	—	2016–present	G.W. Bush
65	Senior Judge	Gerard E. Lynch	New York, NY	1951	2009–2016	—	2016–present	Obama

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
6	Richard C. Wesley	Senior Status	August 1, 2016	0 !–	0 !–
8	Gerard E. Lynch	Senior Status	September 5, 2016	0 !–	0 !–

List of former judges

Forty six judges used to serve on the court, but no longer do:

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Wallace, William JamesWilliam James Wallace	NY	1837–1917	1891–1907^{[Note 1]}	—	—	Arthur, Arthur	retirement
2	Lacombe, Emile HenryEmile Henry Lacombe	NY	1846–1924	1891–1916^{[Note 2]}	—	—	Cleveland, Cleveland	retirement
3	Shipman, NathanielNathaniel Shipman	CT	1828–1906	1892–1902	—	—	Harrison, B.B. Harrison	retirement
4	Townsend, William KneelandWilliam Kneeland Townsend	CT	1849–1907	1902–1907	—	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	death
5	Coxe, Sr., Alfred ConklingAlfred Conkling Coxe, Sr.	NY	1847–1923	1902–1917	—	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	retirement
6	Ward, Henry GalbraithHenry Galbraith Ward	NY	1851–1933	1907–1921^[4]	—	1921–1924	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	retirement
7	Noyes, Walter ChadwickWalter Chadwick Noyes	CT	1865–1926	1907–1913^[4]	—	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	resignation
8	Rogers, Henry WadeHenry Wade Rogers	CT	1853–1926	1913–1926	—	—	Wilson, Wilson	death
9	Hough, Charles MerrillCharles Merrill Hough	NY	1858–1927	1916–1927	—	—	Wilson, Wilson	death
10	Manton, Martin ThomasMartin Thomas Manton	NY	1880–1946	1918–1939	—	—	Wilson, Wilson	resignation
11	Mayer, Julius MarshuetzJulius Marshuetz Mayer	NY	1865–1925	1921–1924	—	—	Harding, Harding	resignation
12	Hand, LearnedLearned Hand	NY	1872–1961	1924–1951	1948–1951	1951–1961	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
13	Swan, Thomas WalterThomas Walter Swan	CT	1877–1975	1926–1953	1951–1953	1953–1975	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
14	Hand, Augustus NobleAugustus Noble Hand	NY	1869–1954	1927–1953	—	1953–1954	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
15	Chase, Harrie BrighamHarrie Brigham Chase	VT	1889–1969	1929–1954	1953–1954	1954–1969	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
16	Clark, Charles EdwardCharles Edward Clark	CT	1889–1963	1939–1963	1954–1959	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
17	Patterson, Sr., Robert PorterRobert Porter Patterson, Sr.	NY	1891–1952	1939–1940	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
18	Frank, Jerome NewJerome New Frank	NY	1889–1957	1941–1957	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
19	Medina, Harold RaymondHarold Raymond Medina	NY	1888–1990	1951–1958	—	1958–1980	Truman, Truman	retirement
20	Hincks, Carroll ClarkCarroll Clark Hincks	CT	1889–1964	1953–1959	—	1959–1964	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
21	Harlan II, John MarshallJohn Marshall Harlan II	NY	1899–1971	1954–1955	—	—	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	elevated to SCOTUS
22	Lumbard, Joseph EdwardJoseph Edward Lumbard	NY	1901–1999	1955–1971	1959–1971	1971–1999	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
23	Waterman, Sterry RobinsonSterry Robinson Waterman	VT	1901–1984	1955–1970	—	1970–1984	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
24	Moore, Leonard PageLeonard Page Moore	NY	1898–1982	1957–1971	—	1971–1982	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
25	Friendly, HenryHenry Friendly	NY	1903–1986	1959–1974	1971–1973	1974–1986	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
26	Smith, John JosephJohn Joseph Smith	CT	1904–1980	1960–1971	—	1971–1980	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
27	Kaufman, IrvingIrving Kaufman	NY	1910–1992	1961–1987	1973–1980	1987–1992	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
28	Hays, Paul RaymondPaul Raymond Hays	NY	1903–1980	1962–1974	—	1974–1980	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
29	Marshall, ThurgoodThurgood Marshall	NY	1908–1993	1962–1965	—	—	Kennedy, Kennedy	resignation
30	Anderson, Robert PalmerRobert Palmer Anderson	CT	1906–1978	1964–1971	—	1971–1978	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
31	Feinberg, WilfredWilfred Feinberg	NY	1920–2014	1966–1991	1980–1988	1991–2014	L. Johnson	death
32	Mansfield, Walter RoeWalter Roe Mansfield	NY	1911–1987	1971–1981	—	1981–1987	Nixon, Nixon	death
33	Mulligan, William HughesWilliam Hughes Mulligan	NY	1918–1996	1971–1981	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	resignation
34	Oakes, James LowellJames Lowell Oakes	VT	1924–2007	1971–1992	1988–1992	1992–2007	Nixon, Nixon	death
35	Timbers, William HomerWilliam Homer Timbers	CT	1915–1994	1971–1981	—	1981–1994	Nixon, Nixon	death
36	Gurfein, Murray IrwinMurray Irwin Gurfein	NY	1907–1979	1974–1979	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	death
37	Van Graafeiland, Ellsworth AlfredEllsworth Alfred Van Graafeiland	NY	1915–2004	1974–1985	—	1985–2004	Ford, Ford	death
38	Meskill, Thomas JosephThomas Joseph Meskill	CT	1928–2007	1975–1993	1992–1993	1993–2007	Ford, Ford	death
41	Cardamone, Richard J.Richard J. Cardamone	NY	1925–2015	1981–1993	—	1993–2015	Reagan, Reagan	death
42	Pierce, Lawrence WarrenLawrence Warren Pierce	NY	1924–present	1981–1990	—	1990–1995	Reagan, Reagan	retirement
44	Pratt, George CheneyGeorge Cheney Pratt	NY	1928–present	1982–1993	—	1993–1995	Reagan, Reagan	retirement
45	Miner, Roger JeffreyRoger Jeffrey Miner	NY	1934–2012	1985–1997	—	1997–2012	Reagan, Reagan	death
46	Altimari, Frank X.Frank X. Altimari	NY	1928–1998	1985–1996	—	1996–1998	Reagan, Reagan	death
47	Mahoney, John DanielJohn Daniel Mahoney	NY	1931–1996	1986–1996	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	death
49	McLaughlin, Joseph MichaelJoseph Michael McLaughlin	NY	1933–2013	1990–1998	—	1998–2013	G.H.W. Bush, G.H.W. Bush	death
54	Parker, Fred I.Fred I. Parker	VT	1938–2003	1994–2003	—	—	Clinton, Clinton	death
58	Sotomayor, SoniaSonia Sotomayor	NY	1954–present	1998–2009	—	—	Clinton, Clinton	elevated to SCOTUS

↑ 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.

Chief judge

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
Droney	CT	2011–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	NY	1941–1957
Moore	NY	1958–1971
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	1929–1954
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	2003–2016
vacant	NY	2016–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	2009–2016
vacant	NY	2016–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 1961, as did his cousin, Augustus Noble Hand, from 1927 until 1953.
Judge Henry Friendly served on the court from 1959 to 1986, and wrote a large number of notable and enduring opinions.
Three U.S. Supreme Court Justices previously served on the Second Circuit: John Marshall Harlan II, Thurgood Marshall, and Sonia Sotomayor.

References

↑ "Facelift Scheduled for Federal Courthouse - The New York Sun". www.nysun.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
↑ "Standard Search". Federal Law Clerk Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2005.
↑ "Instructions for Judicial Directory". Website of the University of Texas Law School. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2005.
1 2 Recess appointment, confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date.

External links

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Current judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit

Active	Howard Torruella Lynch Thompson Kayatta Barron

Senior	Campbell Selya Boudin Stahl Lipez

2nd Circuit

Active	Katzmann Jacobs Cabranes Pooler Raggi Hall Livingston Chin Lohier Carney Droney 2 seats vacant

Senior	Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker Wesley Lynch

3rd Circuit

Active	Smith McKee Ambro Fisher Chagares Jordan Hardiman Greenaway Vanaskie Shwartz Krause Restrepo 2 seats vacant

Senior	Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Fuentes

4th Circuit

Active	Gregory Wilkinson Niemeyer Motz Traxler King Shedd Duncan Agee Keenan Wynn Diaz Floyd Thacker Harris

Senior	Phillips Chapman Hamilton Davis

5th Circuit

Active	Stewart Jolly Davis Jones Smith Dennis Clement Prado Owen Elrod Southwick Haynes Graves Higginson Costa 2 seats vacant

Senior	King Reavley Higginbotham Duhé, Jr. Barksdale Wiener Benavides

6th Circuit

Active	Cole Boggs Batchelder Moore Clay Gibbons Rogers Sutton Cook McKeague Griffin Kethledge White Stranch Donald 1 seat vacant

Senior	Keith Merritt Wellford Milburn Guy Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman

7th Circuit

Active	Wood Posner Flaum Easterbrook Kanne Rovner Williams Sykes Hamilton 2 seats vacant

Senior	Bauer Ripple Manion

8th Circuit

Active	Riley Wollman Loken Smith Colloton Gruender Benton Shepherd Kelly 2 seats vacant

Senior	Bright Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Murphy Melloy

9th Circuit

Active	Thomas Reinhardt Kozinski O'Scannlain Graber McKeown Wardlaw Fletcher Gould Paez Berzon Tallman Rawlinson Clifton Bybee Callahan Bea M Smith Ikuta N Smith Murguia Christen Nguyen Watford Hurwitz Owens Friedland 2 vacant seats

Senior	Goodwin Wallace Hug Schroeder Farris Pregerson Nelson Canby Noonan Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Fisher Silverman

10th Circuit

Active	Tymkovich Kelly Briscoe Lucero Hartz Gorsuch Holmes Matheson Bacharach Phillips McHugh Moritz

Senior	McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Murphy O'Brien

11th Circuit

Active	E Carnes Tjoflat Hull Marcus Wilson W Pryor Martin Jordan Rosenbaum J Carnes J Pryor 1 seat vacant

Senior	Hill Fay Kravitch Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black

DC Circuit

Active	Garland Henderson Rogers Tatel Brown Griffith Kavanaugh Srinivasan Millett Pillard Wilkins

Senior	Edwards Silberman Buckley Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph

Federal Circuit

Active	Prost Newman Lourie Dyk Moore O'Malley Reyna Wallach Taranto Chen Hughes Stoll

Senior	Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn

Current senior judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit	Campbell Selya Boudin Stahl Lipez

2nd Circuit	Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker Wesley Lynch

3rd Circuit	Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Fuentes

4th Circuit	Phillips Chapman Hamilton Davis

5th Circuit	King Reavley Higginbotham Duhé, Jr. Barksdale Wiener Benavides

6th Circuit	Keith Merritt Wellford Guy Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman

7th Circuit	Bauer Ripple Manion

8th Circuit	Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Murphy Melloy

9th Circuit	Goodwin Wallace Hug Schroeder Farris Pregerson Nelson Canby Noonan Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Silverman Fisher

10th Circuit	McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Murphy O'Brien

11th Circuit	Hill Fay Kravitch Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black

DC Circuit	Edwards Silberman Buckley Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph

Federal Circuit	Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn

Currently active district judges of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Connecticut	Hall Chatigny Thompson Underhill Bryant Shea Meyer Bolden

E. New York	Irizarry Bianco Vitaliano Cogan Mauskopf Matsumoto Kuntz Brodie Chen Azrack Donnelly Hall 3 seats vacant

N. New York	Suddaby Hurd D'Agostino Sannes 1 seat vacant

S. New York	McMahon Preska Koeltl Pauley Daniels Swain Castel Karas Sullivan Seibel Gardephe Briccetti Oetken Engelmayer Forrest Nathan Ramos Carter Furman Abrams Schofield Failla Torres Roman Broderick Woods Caproni 1 seat vacant

W. New York	Geraci Wolford Vilardo 1 seat vacant

Vermont	Reiss Crawford

Current senior district judges within the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Connecticut	Eginton Covello Squatrito Arterton

E. New York	Weinstein Platt Glasser Wexler Korman Dearie Spatt Amon Johnson Hurley Seybert Block Ross Gershon Garaufis Feuerstein Townes

N. New York	McAvoy Scullin Kahn Mordue Sharpe

S. New York	Griesa Haight Sweet Keenan Stanton Wood McKenna Batts Cote Kaplan Stein Rakoff Berman Hellerstein Buchwald Marrero Crotty

W. New York	Curtin Telesca Larimer Arcara Skretny Siragusa

Vermont	Murtha Sessions

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