United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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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:

The Second Circuit hears argument at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan 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.

Contents

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

Current composition of the court

As of 2006, the judges on the court are:

{| class=wikitable style="clear:both" |- valign=bottom ! rowspan=2 | # ! rowspan=2 | Title ! rowspan=2 | Judge ! rowspan=2 | Duty station ! rowspan=2 | Born ! colspan=3 | Term of service ! rowspan=2 | Appointed by |- valign=bottom ! Active ! Chief ! Senior |- | style="text-align:right;" | 48 | Chief Judge | John M. Walker, Jr. | New Haven, CT | 1940 | 1989–present | 2000–present | — | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 50 | Circuit Judge | Dennis G. Jacobs | New York, NY | 1944 | 1992–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 52 | Circuit Judge | Guido Calabresi | New Haven, CT | 1932 | 1994–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 53 | Circuit Judge | José A. Cabranes | New Haven, CT | 1940 | 1994–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 56 | Circuit Judge | Chester J. Straub | New York, NY | 1937 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 55 | Circuit Judge | Rosemary S. Pooler | Syracuse, NY | 1938 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 57 | Circuit Judge | Robert D. Sack | New York, NY | 1939 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 58 | Circuit Judge | Sonia Sotomayor | New York, NY | 1954 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 59 | Circuit Judge | Robert A. Katzmann | New York, NY | 1953 | 1999–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 60 | Circuit Judge | Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr. | Stamford, CT | 1944 | 2001–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 61 | Circuit Judge | Reena Raggi | Brooklyn, NY | 1951 | 2002–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 62 | Circuit Judge | Richard C. Wesley | Geneseo, NY | 1949 | 2003–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 63 | Circuit Judge | Peter W. Hall | Rutland, VT | 1948 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 31 | Senior Circuit Judge | Wilfred Feinberg | New York, NY | 1920 | 1966–1991 | 1980–1988 | 1991–present | L. Johnson |- | style="text-align:right;" | 34 | Senior Circuit Judge | James Lowell Oakes | Brattleboro, VT | 1924 | 1971–1992 | 1988–1992 | 1992–present | Nixon |- | style="text-align:right;" | 38 | Senior Circuit Judge | Thomas Joseph Meskill | New Britain, CT | 1928 | 1975–1993 | 1992–1993 | 1993–present | Ford |- | style="text-align:right;" | 39 | Senior Circuit Judge | Amalya Lyle Kearse | New York, NY | 1937 | 1979–2002 | (none) | 2002–present | Carter |- | style="text-align:right;" | 40 | Senior Circuit Judge | Jon Ormond Newman | Hartford, CT | 1932 | 1979–1997 | 1993–1997 | 1997–present | Carter |- | style="text-align:right;" | 41 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard J. Cardamone | Utica, NY | 1925 | 1981–1993 | (none) | 1993–present | Reagan |- | style="text-align:right;" | 43 | Senior Circuit Judge | Ralph K. Winter, Jr. | New Haven, CT | 1935 | 1981–2000 | 1997–2000 | 2000–present | Reagan |- | style="text-align:right;" | 45 | Senior Circuit Judge | Roger Jeffrey Miner | Albany, NY | 1934 | 1985–1997 | (none) | 1997–present | Reagan |- | style="text-align:right;" | 49 | Senior Circuit Judge | Joseph Michael McLaughlin | New York, NY | 1933 | 1990–1998 | (none) | 1998–present | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 51 | Senior Circuit Judge | Pierre N. Leval | New York, NY | 1936 | 1993–2002 | (none) | 2002–present | Clinton

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Pending nominations

On June 28, 2006, President George W. Bush [nominated] Debra Ann Livingston to Seat 7 to be vacated by John M. Walker, Jr..

List of former judges

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^(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.

Chief judges

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="2" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | 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

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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].

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.

Succession of seats

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 1 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on December 6, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 2 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on March 3, 1887 by 24 Stat. 492 as a circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 3 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 4 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 5 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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–
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 6 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 7 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 |- | Kaufman | NY | 1961–1987 |- | Walker | NY | 1989–present
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 8 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 9 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 |- | Marshall | | 1962–1965 |- | Feinberg | NY | 1966–1991 |- | Jacobs | NY | 1992–present
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 10 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 |- | Kearse | NY | 1979–2002 |- | Raggi | NY | 2002–present
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 11 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 |- | Newman | CT | 1979–1997 |- | Katzmann | DC | 1999–present
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 12 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 |- | Miner | NY | 1985–1997 |- | Sack | NY | 1998–present
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 13 |- | colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | 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.
See Federal judicial appointment history.
The Second Circuit is also one of only three 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 and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit are the others.
See Federal judicial appointment history.
Famed judge Learned Hand served on the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1951, as did his cousin, Augustus Noble Hand, from 1927 until 1953.

References

* primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
* secondary source for the duty stations
* data is current to 2002
* 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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