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}}The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory covers the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont, and it has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts:

• District of Connecticut
• Eastern District of New York
• Northern District of New York
• Southern District of New York
• Western District of New York
• District of Vermont

The Second Circuit has its clerk's office and judges hear oral arguments at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. Due to renovations at that building, from 2006 until early 2013, the court temporarily relocated to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse across Pearl Street from Foley Square; certain court offices temporarily relocated to the Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway.WEB,weblink Facelift Scheduled for Federal Courthouse – The New York Sun, nysun.com, 2016-06-18, April 10, 2021,weblink dead, Because the Second Circuit includes New York City, it has long been one of the largest and most influential American federal appellate courts, especially in matters of contract law, securities law, and antitrust law. In the 20th century, it came to be considered one of the two most prestigious federal appellate courts, along with the District of Columbia Circuit Court.JOURNAL, Solimine, Michael E., Summer 2005, Judicial Stratification and the Reputations of the United States Courts of Appeals,weblink Florida State University Law Review, 32, 4, 1341–1342, July 22, 2020, Several notable judges have served on the Second Circuit, including three later named Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court: John Marshall Harlan II, Thurgood Marshall, and Sonia Sotomayor. Judge Learned Hand served on the court from 1924 to 1961, as did his cousin, Augustus Noble Hand, from 1927 until 1953. Judge Henry Friendly served from 1959 to 1986. File:WTM sheila 0042.jpg|Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street; the court's former temporary homeFile: WTM sheila 0036.jpg|Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Foley Square

Current composition of the court

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List of former judges

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Chief judges

{{U.S. judge succession rowLearned Hand>Hand| term = 1948–1951}}{{U.S. judge succession rowThomas Walter Swan>Swan| term = 1951–1953}}{{U.S. judge succession rowHarrie B. Chase>Chase| term = 1953–1954}}{{U.S. judge succession rowCharles Edward Clark>Clark| term = 1954–1959}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJoseph Edward Lumbard>Lumbard| term = 1959–1971}}{{U.S. judge succession rowHenry Friendly>Friendly| term = 1971–1973}}{{U.S. judge succession rowIrving Kaufman>Kaufman| term = 1973–1980}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWilfred Feinberg>Feinberg| term = 1980–1988}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJames L. Oakes>Oakes| term = 1988–1992}}{{U.S. judge succession rowThomas Meskill>Meskill| term = 1992–1993}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJon O. Newman>Newman| term = 1993–1997}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRalph K. Winter Jr.>Winter| term = 1997–2000}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJohn M. Walker Jr.>Walker| term = 2000–2006}}{{U.S. judge succession rowDennis Jacobs>Jacobs| term = 2006–2013}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRobert Katzmann>Katzmann| term = 2013–2020}}{{U.S. judge succession rowDebra Ann Livingston>Livingston| term = 2020–present}}{{ChiefJudge}}

Succession of seats

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Hand| state = NY| term = 1924–1951}}{{U.S. judge succession rowHarold Medina>Medina| state = NY| term = 1951–1958}}{{U.S. judge succession rowHenry Friendly>Friendly| state = NY| term = 1959–1974}}{{U.S. judge succession rowEllsworth Van Graafeiland>Van Graafeiland| state = NY| term = 1974–1985}}{{U.S. judge succession rowFrank Altimari>Altimari| state = NY| term = 1985–1996}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRosemary S. Pooler>Pooler| state = NY| term = 1998–2022}}{{U.S. judge succession rowAlison Nathan>Nathan| state = NY| term = 2022–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession noteUnited States circuit court>circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = 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}}{{U.S. judge succession rowEmile Henry Lacombe>Lacombe| state = NY| term = 1891–1916}}{{U.S. judge succession rowCharles Merrill Hough>Hough| state = NY| term = 1916–1927}}{{U.S. judge succession rowAugustus Noble Hand>A. Hand| state = NY| term = 1927–1953}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJohn Marshall Harlan II>Harlan II| state = NY| term = 1954–1955}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJ. Edward Lumbard>Lumbard| state = NY| term = 1955–1971}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWilliam Hughes Mulligan>Mulligan| state = NY| term = 1971–1981}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRichard J. Cardamone>Cardamone| state = NY| term = 1981–1993}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJosé A. Cabranes>Cabranes| state = CT| term = 1994–2023}}{{U.S. judge succession rowMaria Araújo Kahn>Kahn| state = CT| term = 2023–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891}}{{U.S. judge succession rowNathaniel Shipman>Shipman| state = CT| term = 1892–1902}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWilliam Kneeland Townsend>Townsend| state = CT| term = 1902–1907}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWalter Chadwick Noyes>Noyes| state = CT| term = 1907–1913}}{{U.S. judge succession rowHenry Wade Rogers>Rogers| state = CT| term = 1913–1926}}{{U.S. judge succession rowThomas Walter Swan>Swan| state = CT| term = 1926–1953}}{{U.S. judge succession rowCarroll C. Hincks>Hincks| state = CT| term = 1953–1959}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJ. Joseph Smith>Smith| state = CT| term = 1960–1971}}{{U.S. judge succession rowThomas Meskill>Meskill| state = CT| term = 1975–1993}}{{U.S. judge succession rowGuido Calabresi>Calabresi| state = CT| term = 1994–2009}}{{U.S. judge succession rowChristopher F. Droney>Droney| state = CT| term = 2011–2019}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWilliam J. Nardini>Nardini| state = CT| term = 2019–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on April 17, 1902 by 32 Stat. 106}}{{U.S. judge succession rowAlfred Conkling Coxe Sr.>Coxe| state = NY| term = 1902–1917}}{{U.S. judge succession rowMartin Thomas Manton>Manton| state = NY| term = 1918–1939}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRobert P. Patterson>Patterson| state = NY| term = 1939–1940}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJerome Frank>Frank| state = NY| term = 1941–1957}}{{U.S. judge succession rowLeonard P. Moore>Moore| state = NY| term = 1958–1971}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWalter R. Mansfield>Mansfield| state = NY| term = 1971–1981}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRalph K. Winter Jr.>Winter| state = CT| term = 1981–2000}}{{U.S. judge succession rowBarrington D. Parker Jr.>B. Parker| state = NY| term = 2001–2009}}{{U.S. judge succession rowSusan L. Carney>Carney| state = CT| term = 2011–2022}}{{U.S. judge succession rowSarah A. L. Merriam>Merriam| state = CT| term = 2022–present}}{{col-end}}{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on January 17, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1081}}{{U.S. judge succession rowHarrie B. Chase>Chase| state = VT| term = 1929–1954}}{{U.S. judge succession rowSterry R. Waterman>Waterman| state = VT| term = 1955–1970}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJames L. Oakes>Oakes| state = VT| term = 1971–1992}}{{U.S. judge succession rowFred I. Parker>F. Parker| state = VT| term = 1994–2003}}{{U.S. judge succession rowPeter W. Hall>Hall| state = VT| term = 2004–2021}}{{U.S. judge succession rowBeth Robinson>Robinson| state = VT| term = 2021–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584}}{{U.S. judge succession rowCharles Edward Clark>Clark| state = CT| term = 1939–1963}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRobert P. Anderson>Anderson| state = CT| term = 1964–1971}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWilliam H. Timbers>Timbers| state = CT| term = 1971–1981}}{{U.S. judge succession rowGeorge C. Pratt>Pratt| state = NY| term = 1982–1993}}{{U.S. judge succession rowPierre N. Leval>Leval| state = NY| term = 1993–2002}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRichard C. Wesley>Wesley| state = NY| term = 2003–2016}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRichard J. Sullivan>Sullivan| state = NY| term = 2018–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80}}{{U.S. judge succession rowIrving Kaufman>Kaufman| state = NY| term = 1961–1987}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJohn M. Walker Jr.>Walker| state = NY| term = 1989–2006}}{{U.S. judge succession rowDebra Ann Livingston>Livingston| state = NY| term = 2007–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80}}{{U.S. judge succession rowPaul R. Hays>Hays| state = NY| term = 1961–1974}}{{U.S. judge succession rowMurray Gurfein>Gurfein| state = NY| term = 1974–1979}}{{U.S. judge succession rowLawrence W. Pierce>Pierce| state = NY| term = 1981–1990}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJoseph M. McLaughlin>McLaughlin| state = NY| term = 1990–1998}}{{U.S. judge succession rowChester J. Straub>Straub| state = NY| term = 1998–2008}}{{U.S. judge succession rowGerard E. Lynch>Lynch| state = NY| term = 2009–2016}}{{U.S. judge succession rowMichael H. Park>Park| state = NY| term = 2019–present}}{{col-end}}{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80}}{{U.S. judge succession rowThurgood Marshall>Marshall| state = NY| term = 1961–1965}}{{U.S. judge succession rowWilfred Feinberg>Feinberg| state = NY| term = 1966–1991}}{{U.S. judge succession rowDennis Jacobs>Jacobs| state = NY| term = 1992–2019}}{{U.S. judge succession rowSteven Menashi>Menashi| state = NY| term = 2019–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJon O. Newman>Newman| state = CT| term = 1979–1997}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRobert Katzmann>Katzmann| state = NY| term = 1999–2021}}{{U.S. judge succession rowEunice C. Lee>Lee| state = NY| term = 2021–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629}}{{U.S. judge succession rowAmalya Lyle Kearse>Kearse| state = NY| term = 1979–2002}}{{U.S. judge succession rowReena Raggi>Raggi| state = NY| term = 2002–2018}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJoseph F. Bianco>Bianco| state = NY| term = 2019–present}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRoger Miner>Miner| state = NY| term = 1985–1997}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRobert D. Sack>Sack| state = NY| term = 1998–2009}}{{U.S. judge succession rowDenny Chin>Chin| state = NY| term = 2010–2021}}{{U.S. judge succession rowMyrna Pérez>Pérez| state = NY| term = 2021–present}}{{col-end}}{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}{{U.S. judge succession note| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333}}{{U.S. judge succession rowJ. Daniel Mahoney>Mahoney| state = NY| term = 1986–1996}}{{U.S. judge succession rowSonia Sotomayor>Sotomayor| state = NY| term = 1998–2009}}{{U.S. judge succession rowRaymond Lohier>Lohier| state = NY| term = 2010–present}}{{col-end}}

See also

• Judicial appointment history for United States federal courtsSecond Circuit
• List of current United States circuit judges

References

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External links

{{wikisource index}}

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Recent opinions from FindLaw

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