United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
circuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Abbreviation2d Cir.
CourthouseThurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse
LocationNew York City, New York
Appeals fromDistrict of Connecticut
Appeals from 1Eastern District of New York
Appeals from 2Northern District of New York
Appeals from 3Southern District of New York
Appeals from 4Western District of New York
Appeals from 5District of Vermont
Appeals toSupreme Court of the United States
EstablishedJune 16, 1891
Circuit justiceSonia Sotomayor
ChiefDebra Ann Livingston[1]
Judges assigned13
Official siteca2.uscourts.gov

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

Jurisdiction

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 and areas:

The Second Circuit has its clerk's office and courtrooms at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Foley Square in Lower Manhattan.

Because the Second Circuit includes New York City (in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York), it has long been one of the most prestigious and influential federal appellate courts in the United States, 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 prominent federal appellate courts, along with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[2] 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.

Current composition of the court

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Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatPrior Judge's Duty StationSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
7New York, NYDebra Ann LivingstonSenior statusJuly 1, 2026[3]Matthew A. SchwartzApril 27, 2026

References

  1. ^ "Professor Debra Livingston Invested as Chief Judge for the 2nd Circuit". Columbia Law School. 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ Solimine, Michael E. (Summer 2005). "Judicial Stratification and the Reputations of the United States Courts of Appeals". Florida State University Law Review. 32 (4): 1341–1342. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov

See also