NationMaster - Encyclopedia: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: Image File history File links 2nd_Circuit_seal. ... The United States federal courts are the system of courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the federal government of the United States. ... 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... In law, jurisdiction from the Latin jus, juris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak, is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted body or to a person to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. ... The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... For purposes of the federal judicial system, Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. ...

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. With thirteen active and ten senior judges, the Second Circuit is midsized among the thirteen United States courts of appeals. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Connecticut. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York is one of 88 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. ... The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. ... The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the entirety of Long Island and Staten Island. ... The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orelans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 kmÂ² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Vermont. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Montpelier Burlington Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 43rd 24 923 kmÂ² 130 km 260 km 3. ... Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 â€“ January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Lower Manhattan skyline as viewed from the Staten Island Ferry Woolworth Building, looking south along Broadway Lower Manhattan, from the Brooklyn Bridge, 2005 Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ...

1 Current composition of the court
2 List of former judges
3 Chief judges
4 Succession of seats
5 Trivia
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Current composition of the court

As of 2006, the judges on the court are: 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

#	Title	Name	Duty Station	Born	Term of Active Service	Term of Service as Chief	Term of Senior Service	Appointed by
48	Chief Judge	John M. Walker, Jr.	New Haven, CT	1940	1989–present	2000–present	—	G.H.W. Bush
50	Circuit Judge	Dennis Jacobs	New York, NY	1944	1992–present	—	—	G.H.W. Bush
52	Circuit Judge	Guido Calabresi	New Haven, CT	1932	1994–present	—	—	Clinton
53	Circuit Judge	José A. Cabranes	New Haven, CT	1940	1994–present	—	—	Clinton
56	Circuit Judge	Chester J. Straub	New York, NY	1937	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
55	Circuit Judge	Rosemary S. Pooler	Syracuse, NY	1938	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
57	Circuit Judge	Robert David Sack	New York, NY	1939	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
58	Circuit Judge	Sonia Sotomayor	New York, NY	1954	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
59	Circuit Judge	Robert A. Katzmann	New York, NY	1953	1999–present	—	—	Clinton
60	Circuit Judge	Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr.	Stamford, CT	1944	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
61	Circuit Judge	Reena Raggi	Brooklyn, NY	1951	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
62	Circuit Judge	Richard C. Wesley	Geneseo, NY	1949	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
63	Circuit Judge	Peter W. Hall	Rutland, VT	1948	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
31	Senior Circuit Judge	Wilfred Feinberg	New York, NY	1920	1966–1991	1980–1988	1991–present	L. Johnson
34	Senior Circuit Judge	James Lowell Oakes	Brattleboro, VT	1924	1971–1992	1988–1992	1992–present	Nixon
38	Senior Circuit Judge	Thomas Joseph Meskill	New Britain, CT	1928	1975–1993	1992–1993	1993–present	Ford
39	Senior Circuit Judge	Amalya Lyle Kearse	New York, NY	1937	1979–2002	(none)	2002–present	Carter
40	Senior Circuit Judge	Jon Ormond Newman	Hartford, CT	1932	1979–1997	1993–1997	1997–present	Carter
41	Senior Circuit Judge	Richard J. Cardamone	Utica, NY	1925	1981–1993	(none)	1993–present	Reagan
43	Senior Circuit Judge	Ralph K. Winter, Jr.	New Haven, CT	1935	1981–2000	1997–2000	2000–present	Reagan
45	Senior Circuit Judge	Roger Jeffrey Miner	Albany, NY	1934	1985–1997	(none)	1997–present	Reagan
49	Senior Circuit Judge	Joseph Michael McLaughlin	New York, NY	1933	1990–1998	(none)	1998–present	G.H.W. Bush
51	Senior Circuit Judge	Pierre N. Leval	New York, NY	1936	1993–2002	(none)	2002–present	Clinton

Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for U.S. federal judges. ... John M. Walker, Jr. ... Nickname: The Elm City Official website: www. ... George Herbert Walker Bush, GCB, (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989â€“1993). ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... George Herbert Walker Bush, GCB, (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989â€“1993). ... Judge Guido Calabresi (born 1932 in Milan, Italy) is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... Nickname: The Elm City Official website: www. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Judge JosÃ© Alberto Cabranes (born 1940 in MayagÃ¼ez, Puerto Rico) is an educator and the first Puerto Rican to be appointed judge to a United States Circuit Court. ... Nickname: The Elm City Official website: www. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... 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Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Robert A. Katzmann is a United Stated Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Nickname: The City that Works Motto: Official website: www. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Geneseo is a village in the Town of Geneseo in Livingston County, New York. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Rutland, Vermont Rutland is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Judge Wilfred Feinberg Wilfred Feinberg (born 1920 in New York) is a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... LBJ redirects here. ... Brattleboro, Vermont Downtown Brattleboro, as seen looking Westerly from Wantastiquet Mountain. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 â€“ April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Thomas Joseph Meskill, a Representative from Connecticut, was born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. ... Nickname: Beehive City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Amalya Lyle Kearse is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. ... 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. ... For the submarine, see USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23). ... Nickname: The Insurance Capital of the World, New Englands Rising Star Official website: www. ... For the submarine, see USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23). ... This article is about Utica in New York, USA. For other places with this name, see Utica. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â€“ June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981â€“1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967â€“1975). ... Chief Judge Ralph K. Winter, Jr. ... Nickname: The Elm City Official website: www. ... 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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. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

List of former judges

#	Name	State	Born/Died	Term of Active Service	Term of Service as Chief	Term of Senior Service	Appointed by	Reason Appointment Terminated
1	William James Wallace	NY	1826–1924	1891–1907	(none)	(none)	^(a)	retirement
2	Emile Henry Lacombe	NY	1837–1917	1891–1916	(none)	(none)	^(b)	retirement
3	Nathaniel Shipman	CT	1828–1906	1892–1902	(none)	(none)	B. Harrison	retirement
4	William Kneeland Townsend	CT	1849–1907	1902–1907	(none)	(none)	T. Roosevelt	death
5	Alfred Conkling Coxe, Sr.	NY	1847–1923	1902–1917	(none)	(none)	T. Roosevelt	retirement
6	Henry Galbraith Ward	NY	1851–1933	1907^(c)–1921	(none)	1921–1924	T. Roosevelt	retirement
7	Walter Chadwick Noyes	CT	1865–1926	1907^(c)–1913	(none)	(none)	T. Roosevelt	resignation
—	Martin Augustine Knapp		1843–1923	1910–1916	(none)	(none)	^(d)	reassignment to 4th Circuit
8	Henry Wade Rogers	CT	1853–1926	1913–1926	(none)	(none)	Wilson	death
9	Charles Merrill Hough	NY	1858–1927	1916–1927	(none)	(none)	Wilson	death
10	Martin Thomas Manton	NY	1880–1946	1918–1939	(none)	(none)	Wilson	resignation
11	Julius Marshuetz Mayer	NY	1865–1925	1921–1924	(none)	(none)	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	(none)	1953–1954	Coolidge	death
15	Harrie Brigham Chase	VT	1889–1969	1929–1953	1953–1954	1954–1969	Coolidge	death
—	Julian William Mack	IL	1866–1943	1930–1940	(none)	1940–1943	^(e)	death
16	Charles Edward Clark	CT	1889–1963	1939–1963	1954–1959	(none)	F. Roosevelt	death
17	Robert Porter Patterson, Sr.	NY	1891–1952	1939–1940	(none)	(none)	F. Roosevelt	resignation
18	Jerome New Frank		1889–1957	1941–1957	(none)	(none)	F. Roosevelt	death
19	Harold Raymond Medina	NY	1888–1990	1951–1958	(none)	1958–1980	Truman	retirement
20	Carroll Clark Hincks	CT	1889–1964	1953–1959	(none)	1959–1964	Eisenhower	death
21	John Marshall Harlan II	NY	1899–1971	1954–1955	(none)	(none)	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	(none)	1970–1984	Eisenhower	death
24	Leonard Page Moore	NY	1898–1982	1957–1971	(none)	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	(none)	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	(none)	1974–1980	Kennedy	death
29	Thurgood Marshall		1908–1993	1962–1965	(none)	(none)	Kennedy	resignation
30	Robert Palmer Anderson	CT	1906–1978	1964–1971	(none)	1971–1978	L. Johnson	death
32	Walter Roe Mansfield	NY	1911–1987	1971–1981	(none)	1981–1987	Nixon	death
33	William Hughes Mulligan	NY	1918–1996	1971–1981	(none)	(none)	Nixon	resignation
35	William Homer Timbers	CT	1915–1994	1971–1981	(none)	1981–1994	Nixon	death
36	Murray Irwin Gurfein	NY	1907–1979	1974–1979	(none)	(none)	Nixon	death
37	Ellsworth Alfred Van Graafeiland	NY	1915–2004	1974–1985	(none)	1985–2004	Ford	death
42	Lawrence Warren Pierce	NY	1924–present	1981–1990	(none)	1990–1995	Reagan	retirement
44	George Cheney Pratt	NY	1928–present	1982–1993	(none)	1993–1995	Reagan	retirement
46	Frank X. Altimari	NY	1928–1996	1985–1996	(none)	1996–1998	Reagan	death
47	John Daniel Mahoney	NY	1931–1996	1986–1996	(none)	(none)	Reagan	death
54	Fred I. Parker	VT	1938–2003	1994–2003	(none)	(none)	Clinton	death

^(a) 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.
^(b) 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.
^(c) Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date.
^(d) Knapp did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1910 by William Howard Taft. Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the Chief Justice of the United States to whichever circuit most needed help. Knapp was assigned to the Second Circuit upon his commission.
^(e) Mack did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1911 by William Howard Taft. Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the Chief Justice of the United States to whichever circuit most needed help. Mack was assigned to the Sixth Circuit immediately prior to his assignment to the Second Circuit. Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for U.S. federal judges. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 kmÂ² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 kmÂ² 455 km 530 km 13. ... 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Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 - February 1, 1992) was the judge who presided over the trial of Ethel Rosenberg. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 kmÂ² 455 km 530 km 13. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 â€“ November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 kmÂ² 455 km 530 km 13. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 â€“ November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... 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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–present

In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, 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 in the office of Chief Judge 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. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. § 45. Billings Learned Hand (January 27, 1872 â€“ August 18, 1961) â€” usually called just Learned Hand â€” was a famed American judge and an avid supporter of free speech, though he is most remembered for applying economic reasoning to American tort law. ... Henry Jacob Friendly (July 3, 1903 in Elmira, New York - 1986) served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on active service from 1959 through 1974 and in senior status from 1974 to 1986. ... Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 - February 1, 1992) was the judge who presided over the trial of Ethel Rosenberg. ... Judge Wilfred Feinberg Wilfred Feinberg (born 1920 in New York) is a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... Thomas Joseph Meskill, a Representative from Connecticut, was born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. ... Chief Judge Ralph K. Winter, Jr. ... John M. Walker, Jr. ... The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ... The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States. ...

The above rules have applied since October 1, 1982. The office of Chief Judge was created in 1948 and until August 6, 1959 was filled by 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. From then until 1982 it was filled by the senior such judge who had not turned 70.
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Succession of seats

The court has thirteen seats for active judges, numbered in order of their creation. If seats were established simultaneously, they are 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. Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for U.S. federal judges. ... The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...

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–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		1981–2000
B. Parker	NY	2001–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–

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–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–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–present

Seat 13
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Mahoney	NY	1986–1996
Sotomayor	NY	1998–present

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Trivia

As of 2006, the Second Circuit is one of only two Circuit Courts in the nation to have a majority of its judges appointed by a single president. Bill Clinton appointed 7 of its 13 judges during his two terms in office from 1993 to 2001. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is the other, with 6 of its 11 judges appointed by George W. Bush. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa District of Minnesota Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri District of Nebraska District of... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ...

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The Second Circuit is also one of only two Circuit Courts to have a majority of Democratic appointees. 54% of its judges were appointed by a Democratic President (in this case Clinton). The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is the other with 67%. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: District of Alaska District of Arizona Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California District of Hawaii District of Idaho District of Montana District of...

See Federal judicial appointment history. The appointment of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. ...
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 â€“ August 18, 1961) â€” usually called just Learned Hand â€” was a famed American judge and an avid supporter of free speech, though he is most remembered for applying economic reasoning to American tort law. ... 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. ...

References

Standard Search. Federal Law Clerk Information System. URL accessed on May 29, 2005.
- primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
Instructions for Judicial Directory. Website of the University of Texas Law School. URL accessed on July 4, 2005.
- secondary source for the duty stations
- data is current to 2002
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. URL accessed on May 29, 2005.
- source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information

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