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:

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.

Current composition of the court

As of 2006, the judges on the court are:

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

^(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

Succession of seats

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

External links

United States Courts of Appeals

Hof van Beroep voor het 2e circuit

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