The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... An appellate court is a court that hears cases in which a lower court -- either a trial court or a lower-level appellate court — has already made some decision, which at least one party to the action wants to challenge based upon some legal grounds that are allowed to be... The term jurisdiction has more than one sense. ... The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ...

• District of Connecticut
• Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York
• District of Vermont

The Second Circuit hears argument at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York, New York, located in lower Manhattan. State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas Official languages None Area 24,923 km² (45th)  - Land 23,974 km²  - Water 949 km² (3. ... Thurgood Marshall was a leading civil rights attorney before serving as Solicitor General and finally as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Lower Manhattan describes the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

Judges

The judges on the court (as of December 3, 2004) are: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Chief Judge John M. Walker, Jr., New York, New York
• Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs, New York, New York
• Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi, New Haven, Connecticut
• Circuit Judge José A. Cabranes, New Haven, Connecticut
• Circuit Judge Chester J. Straub, New York, New York
• Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, Syracuse, New York
• Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack, New York, New York
• Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor, New York, New York
• Circuit Judge Robert A. Katzmann, New York, New York
• Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker, Stamford, Connecticut
• Circuit Judge Reena Raggi, Brooklyn, New York
• Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley, Geneseo, New York
• Circuit Judge Peter W. Hall, Rutland, Vermont
• Senior Circuit Judge Wilfred Feinberg, New York, New York
• Senior Circuit Judge James L. Oakes, Brattleboro, Vermont
• Senior Circuit Judge Thomas J. Meskill, New Britain, Connecticut
• Senior Circuit Judge Jon O. Newman, Hartford, Connecticut
• Senior Circuit Judge Amalya L. Kearse, New York, New York
• Senior Circuit Judge Richard J. Cardamone, Utica, New York
• Senior Circuit Judge Ralph K. Winter, New Haven, Connecticut
• Senior Circuit Judge Roger J. Miner, Albany and New York, New York
• Senior Circuit Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin, New York, New York
• Senior Circuit Judge Pierre N. Leval, New York, New York

(Here circuit judges and senior circuit judges are listed in order of seniority.) For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Judge Guido Calabresi (born 1932 in Milan, Italy) is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... This article is about the city in Connecticut. ... This article is about the city in Connecticut. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse is a city located in Onondaga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 147,306, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Stamford is a city located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 117,083. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Geneseo is the name of a town and village in the U.S. state of New York: Geneseo (town), New York Geneseo (village), New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rutland, Vermont Rutland is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. ... New Britain is a city located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut, in Hartford County. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Utica, New York is a city in New York State, the county seat of Oneida County in the USA. The City of Utica is situated within the region referred to as the Mohawk Valley. ... This article is about the city in Connecticut. ... Albany is the capital of the state of New York in the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

No judgeships are vacant.

Notable alumni

Famed judge Learned Hand served on the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1951, as did his cousin, Augustus Noble Hand, from 1927 until 1953. Billings Learned Hand (January 27, 1872 – August 14, 1961) — usually called just Learned Hand — was a famed American judge and an avid supporter of free speech. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Augustus Noble Hand (July 26, 1869–October 28, 1954) was an American judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and later on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

External links

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/)
• Recent opinions from FindLaw (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=2nd&navby=year&year=recent)
• Federal Judicial Center (http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_02_frm?OpenFrameSet)