United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

"EDNY" redirects here. For other uses, see EDNY (disambiguation).
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

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

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.

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