List of former United States district courts
New York
The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat.

List of former United States district courts

Section Title: New York
Table Section Text: The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat.

Judge	Appointed by	Began active service	Ended active service	End reason

James Duane	George Washington	September 26, 1789	March 17, 1794	resignation

John Laurance	George Washington	May 6, 1794	November 8, 1796	resignation

Robert Troup	George Washington	December 10, 1796	April 4, 1798	resignation

John Sloss Hobart	John Adams	April 12, 1798	February 4, 1805	death

Matthias Burnett Tallmadge	Thomas Jefferson	June 12, 1805	April 9, 1814	reassigned to Northern District of New York

William Peter Van Ness	James Madison	May 27, 1812	April 9, 1814	reassigned to Southern District of New York

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On September 1789, Washington named James Duane the first judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York, created by 1 Stat.

final_sentence: On September 1789, Washington named James Duane the first judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York, created by 1 Stat.