United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
(E.D.N.Y.)
Appeals to:	Second Circuit
Established:	February 25, 1865
Judges assigned:	15
Chief Judge:	Dora Irizarry
http://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island (including the portion in New York City) and Staten Island. The court's territorial jurisdiction includes the Counties of Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau, and Suffolk as well as, concurrently with the Southern District of New York, the waters of New York and Bronx counties (including New York Harbor and the East River). Courthouses are located in Brooklyn and Central Islip.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York is Robert L. Capers.

Appeals from the Eastern 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).

Courthouses

Theodore Roosevelt Federal Courthouse

Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse

The main courthouse is at 225 Cadman Plaza East in the civic center of Brooklyn. The 15-story building was designed by Cesar Pelli. The courthouse was designed in 1995 but did not open until 2006 following redesign requirements in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11 attacks. It replaced the six story Emanuel Celler Federal Building (built in 1962 and located next door and connected via glass atrium). In 2008 it was renamed for Theodore Roosevelt.^[1] The building was originally to be renamed in honor of former New York Governor Hugh Carey but politicians backed off because Carey was alive at the time.^[2] The associated prison is the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn.

The Divisional office is in the Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse in Central Islip, New York. The courthouse designed by Richard Meier opened in 2000 and is the largest building on Long Island.^[3] The 12-story building has 870,000 square feet (81,000 m²), 23 courtrooms and 24 judges' chambers.^[4] It is the third largest federal courthouse in the United States (after the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse and Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse).^[5]

Judges

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has 15 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Fifteen judges who have taken senior status are eligible to continue hearing cases. On April 3, 2016, Judge Dora Irizarry became Chief Judge of the Court. Judge Jack B. Weinstein, widely regarded as among the most respected and influential Judges in America, is currently a Senior Judge in this district. Unlike many other judges at Judge Weinstein's level of seniority, he continues to maintain a full docket of cases, including many of the biggest corporate cases considered anywhere in the country.

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
50	Chief Judge	Dora Irizarry	Brooklyn	1955	2004–present	2016–present	—	G.W. Bush
52	District Judge	Joseph Frank Bianco	Central Islip	1966	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
53	District Judge	Eric Nicholas Vitaliano	Brooklyn	1948	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
54	District Judge	Brian Cogan	Brooklyn	1954	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
55	District Judge	Roslynn Renee Mauskopf	Brooklyn	1957	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
56	District Judge	Kiyo A. Matsumoto	Brooklyn	1955	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
57	District Judge	William Francis Kuntz II	Brooklyn	1950	2011–present	—	—	Obama
58	District Judge	Margo Kitsy Brodie	Brooklyn	1966	2012–present	—	—	Obama
59	District Judge	Pamela K. Chen	Brooklyn	1961	2013–present	—	—	Obama
60	District Judge	Joan Azrack	Central Islip/Brooklyn	1951	2014–present	—	—	Obama
61	District Judge	Ann Donnelly	Brooklyn	1959	2015–present	—	—	Obama
62	District Judge	LaShann DeArcy Hall	Brooklyn	1970	2015–present	—	—	Obama
63	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
64	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Senior Judge	Jack B. Weinstein	Brooklyn	1921	1967–1993	1980–1988	1993–present	Johnson
26	Senior Judge	Thomas Collier Platt, Jr.	inactive	1925	1974–2001	1988–1995	2001–present	Nixon
32	Senior Judge	Israel Leo Glasser	Brooklyn	1924	1981–1993	—	1993–present	Reagan
34	Senior Judge	Leonard D. Wexler	Central Islip	1924	1983–1994	—	1994–present	Reagan
35	Senior Judge	Edward R. Korman	Brooklyn	1942	1985–2007	2000–2007	2007–present	Reagan
36	Senior Judge	Raymond J. Dearie	Brooklyn	1944	1986–2011	2007–2011	2011–present	Reagan
38	Senior Judge	Arthur Donald Spatt	Central Islip	1925	1989–2004	—	2004–present	G.H.W. Bush
39	Senior Judge	Carol Bagley Amon	Brooklyn	1946	1990–2016	2011–2016	2016–present	G.H.W. Bush
40	Senior Judge	Sterling Johnson, Jr.	Brooklyn	1934	1991–2003	—	2003–present	G.H.W. Bush
41	Senior Judge	Denis Reagan Hurley	Central Islip	1937	1991–2004	—	2004–present	G.H.W. Bush
42	Senior Judge	Joanna Seybert	Central Islip	1946	1993–2014	—	2014–present	Clinton
44	Senior Judge	Frederic Block	Brooklyn	1934	1994–2005	—	2005–present	Clinton
46	Senior Judge	Allyne R. Ross	Brooklyn	1946	1994–2011	—	2011–present	Clinton
47	Senior Judge	Nina Gershon	Brooklyn	1940	1996–2008	—	2008–present	Clinton
48	Senior Judge	Nicholas Garaufis	Brooklyn	1948	2000–2014	—	2014–present	Clinton
49	Senior Judge	Sandra J. Feuerstein	Central Islip	1946	2003–2015	—	2015–present	G.W. Bush
51	Senior Judge	Sandra L. Townes	Brooklyn	1944	2004–2015	—	2015–present	G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
8	Sandra J. Feuerstein	Senior Status	January 21, 2015	Gary Richard Brown	July 30, 2015
2	John Gleeson	Resignation	March 9, 2016	Diane Gujarati	September 13, 2016
9	Carol Bagley Amon	Senior Status	November 30, 2016	–	–

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Benedict, Charles LinnaeusCharles Linnaeus Benedict	NY	1824–1901	1865–1897	—	—	Lincoln, Lincoln	retirement
2	Tenney, Asa WentworthAsa Wentworth Tenney	NY	1833–1897	1897–1897	—	—	McKinley, McKinley	death
3	Thomas, Edward BeersEdward Beers Thomas	NY	1848–1929	1898–1906	—	—	McKinley, McKinley	resignation
4	Chatfield, ThomasThomas Chatfield	NY	1871–1922	1907–1922	—	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	death
5	Veeder, Van VechtenVan Vechten Veeder	NY	1867–1942	1911–1917	—	—	Taft, Taft	resignation
6	Garvin, Edwin LouisEdwin Louis Garvin	NY	1877–1960	1918–1925	—	—	Wilson, Wilson	resignation
7	Campbell, Marcus BeachMarcus Beach Campbell	NY	1866–1944	1923–1944	—	—	Harding, Harding	death
8	Inch, Robert AlexanderRobert Alexander Inch	NY	1873–1961	1923–1958[6]	1948–1958	1958–1961	Harding, Harding	death
9	Moscowitz, Grover M.Grover M. Moscowitz	NY	1886–1947	1925–1947	—	—	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
10	Galston, Clarence G.Clarence G. Galston	NY	1876–1964	1929–1957	—	1957–1964	Hoover, Hoover	death
11	Byers, Mortimer W.Mortimer W. Byers	NY	1877–1962	1929–1960	1958–1959	1960–1962	Hoover, Hoover	death
12	Abruzzo, Matthew T.Matthew T. Abruzzo	NY	1889–1971	1936–1966	—	1966–1971	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
13	Kennedy, Harold MauriceHarold Maurice Kennedy	NY	1895–1971	1944–1952	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
14	Rayfiel, Leo F.Leo F. Rayfiel	NY	1888–1978	1947–1966	—	1966–1978	Truman, Truman	death
15	Bruchhausen, WalterWalter Bruchhausen	NY	1892–1976	1953–1967	1959–1962	1967–1976	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
16	Zavatt, Joseph CarmineJoseph Carmine Zavatt	NY	1900–1985	1957–1970	1962–1969	1970–1985	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
17	Bartels, John RiesJohn Ries Bartels	NY	1897–1997	1959–1973	—	1973–1997	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
18	Mishler, JacobJacob Mishler	NY	1911–2004	1960–1980	1969–1980	1980–2004	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
19	Dooling Jr., John FrancisJohn Francis Dooling Jr.	NY	1908–1981	1961–1976	—	1976–1981	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
20	Rosling, GeorgeGeorge Rosling	NY	1900–1973	1961–1973[7]	—	—	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
22	Judd, Orrin GrimmellOrrin Grimmell Judd	NY	1906–1976	1968–1976	—	—	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
23	Travia, Anthony J.Anthony J. Travia	NY	1911–1993	1968–1974	—	—	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	resignation
24	Costantino, Mark AmericusMark Americus Costantino	NY	1920–1990	1971–1987	—	1987–1990	Nixon, Nixon	death
25	Neaher, Edward RaymondEdward Raymond Neaher	NY	1912–1994	1971–1982	—	1982–1994	Nixon, Nixon	death
27	Bramwell, HenryHenry Bramwell	NY	1919–2010	1974–1987	—	1987–2010	Ford, Ford	death
28	Pratt, George C.George C. Pratt	NY	1928–present	1976–1982	—	—	Ford, Ford	reappointment
29	Sifton, Charles ProctorCharles Proctor Sifton	NY	1935–2009	1977–2000	1995–2000	2000–2009	Carter, Carter	death
30	Nickerson, EugeneEugene Nickerson	NY	1918–2002	1977–1994	—	1994–2002	Carter, Carter	death
31	McLaughlin, Joseph M.Joseph M. McLaughlin	NY	1933–2013	1981–1990	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	reappointment
33	Altimari, Frank X.Frank X. Altimari	NY	1928–1998	1982–1985	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	reappointment
37	Raggi, ReenaReena Raggi	NY	1951–present	1987–2002	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	reappointment
43	Trager, David G.David G. Trager	NY	1937–2011	1993–2006	—	2006–2011	Clinton, Clinton	death
45	Gleeson, JohnJohn Gleeson	NY	1953–present	1994–2016	—	—	Clinton	resignation

Succession of seats

Seat 1 Seat established on February 25, 1865 by 13 Stat. 438 Benedict 1865–1897 Tenney 1897–1897 Thomas 1898–1906 Chatfield 1907–1922 Inch 1923–1958 Bartels 1959–1973 Bramwell 1974–1987 Spatt 1989–2004 Vitaliano 2006–present

Seat 2 Seat established on June 25, 1910 by 36 Stat. 838 Veeder 1911–1917 Garvin 1918–1925 Moscowitz 1925–1947 Rayfiel 1947–1966 Weinstein 1967–1993 Gleeson 1994–2016 vacant 2016–present

Seat 3 Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary) Seat made permanent on August 19, 1935 by 49 Stat. 659 Campbell 1923–1944 Kennedy 1944–1952 Bruchhausen 1953–1967 Judd 1968–1976 Nickerson 1977–1994 Block 1994–2005 Cogan 2006–present

Seat 4 Seat established on February 28, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1409 Galston 1929–1957 Zavatt 1957–1970 Neaher 1971–1982 Altimari 1982–1985 Raggi 1987–2002 Irizarry 2004–present

Seat 5 Seat established on February 28, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1409 Byers 1929–1960 Mishler 1960–1980 Glasser 1981–1993 Ross 1994–2011 Brodie 2012–present

Seat 6 Seat established on August 19, 1935 by 49 Stat. 659 Abruzzo 1936–1966 Travia 1968–1974 Pratt 1976–1982 Wexler 1983–1994 Gershon 1996–2008 Kuntz 2011–present

Seat 7 Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 Dooling 1961–1976 Sifton 1977–2000 Garaufis 2000–2014 Hall 2015–present

Seat 8 Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 Rosling 1961–1973 Platt 1974–2001 Feuerstein 2003–2015 vacant 2015–present

Seat 9 Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294 Costantino 1971–1987 Amon 1990–2016 vacant 2016–present

Seat 10 Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 McLaughlin 1981–1990 Sterling, Jr. 1991–2003 Townes 2004–2015 Donnelly 2015–present

Seat 11 Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 Korman 1985–2007 Matsumoto 2008–present

Seat 12 Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 Dearie 1986–2011 Chen 2013–present

Seat 13 Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Hurley 1991–2004 Bianco 2006–present

Seat 14 Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Seybert 1993–2014 Azrack 2014–present

Seat 15 Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Trager 1993–2006 Mauskopf 2007–present

See also

• Courts of New York
• List of United States federal courthouses in New York

Notes

1. Grant, Jason (December 30, 2008). "U.S. Courthouse Is Named for Theodore Roosevelt". The New York Times.
2. Marzulli, John (December 31, 2008). "Brooklyn courthouse gets new name since namesake is still alive". Daily News. New York.
3. http://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/
4. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=134995
5. "Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse". Library of Congress. 2000-05-04. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
6. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1923, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 8, 1924, and received commission on January 8, 1924.
7. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.

External links

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Official Website
• United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Official Website
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