# United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

| United States District Court for the Northern District of New York |
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| (N.D.N.Y.) |
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| Location | James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse(Albany)*More locations** Binghamton
* Plattsburgh
* Syracuse
* Alexander Pirnie Federal Building(Utica)
* Auburn
* Malone
* Watertown
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| Appeals to | Second Circuit |
| Established | April 9, 1814 |
| Judges | 5 |
| Chief Judge | Glenn T. Suddaby |
| Officers of the court |
| U.S. Attorney | Carla B. Freedman |
| U.S. Marshal | David McNulty |
| www.nynd.uscourts.gov |

The **United States District Court for the Northern District of New York** (**N.D.N.Y.**) is one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of the four districts in New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district has been Carla B. Freedman since October 8, 2021.

The N.D.N.Y. includes counties of Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, and Washington.

The N.D.N.Y. has offices in Albany, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Utica, and Watertown.

## Current judges

As of January 1, 2016:

| # | Title | Judges name | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Made judge by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Active | Chief | Senior |
| 25 | Chief Judge | Glenn T. Suddaby | Syracuse | 1956 | 2008–present | 2015–present | — | G.W. Bush |
| 23 | District Judge | David N. Hurd | Utica | 1937 | 1999–present | — | — | Clinton |
| 26 | District Judge | Mae D'Agostino | Albany | 1954 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
| 27 | District Judge | Brenda K. Sannes | Syracuse | 1958 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 28 | District Judge | *vacant* | — | — | — | — | — | —
 |
| 17 | Senior Judge | Thomas James McAvoy | Binghamton | 1938 | 1986–2003 | 1993–2000 | 2003–present | Reagan |
| 19 | Senior Judge | Frederick Scullin | Syracuse | 1939 | 1992–2006 | 2000–2006 | 2006–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 21 | Senior Judge | Lawrence E. Kahn | Albany | 1937 | 1996–2007 | — | 2007–present | Clinton |
| 22 | Senior Judge | Norman A. Mordue | Syracuse | 1942 | 1998–2013 | 2006–2011 | 2013–present | Clinton |
| 24 | Senior Judge | Gary L. Sharpe | Albany | 1947 | 2004–2016 | 2011–2015 | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |

## Previous judges

| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Matthias B. Tallmadge | NY | 1774–1819 | 1814–1819 | — | — | Jefferson/Operation of law | resignation |
| 2 | Roger Skinner | NY | 1773–1825 | 1819–1825 | — | — |  Monroe | death |
| 3 | Alfred Conkling | NY | 1789–1874 | 1825–1852 | — | — | J.Q. Adams | resignation |
| 4 | Nathan K. Hall | NY | 1810–1874 | 1852–1874 | — | — |  Fillmore | death |
| 5 | William James Wallace | NY | 1837–1917 | 1874–1882 | — | — |  Grant | elevation to 2d Cir. |
| 6 | Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr. | NY | 1847–1923 | 1882–1902 | — | — |  Arthur | elevation to 2d Cir. |
| 7 | George W. Ray | NY | 1844–1925 | 1902–1925 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 8 | Frank Cooper | NY | 1869–1946 | 1920–1941 | — | 1941–1946 |  Wilson | death |
| 9 | Frederick Howard Bryant | NY | 1877–1945 | 1927–1945 | — | — |  Coolidge | death |
| 10 | Stephen W. Brennan | NY | 1893–1968 | 1942–1963 | 1948–1963 | 1963–1968 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 11 | Edward S. Kampf | NY | 1900–1971 | 1946–1948 | — | — |  Truman | resignation |
| 12 | James Thomas Foley | NY | 1910–1990 | 1949–1980 | 1963–1980 | 1980–1990 |  Truman | death |
| 13 | Edmund Port | NY | 1906–1986 | 1964–1976 | — | 1976–1986 | L. Johnson | death |
| 14 | Howard G. Munson | NY | 1924–2008 | 1976–1990 | 1980–1988 | 1990–2008 |  Ford | death |
| 15 | Neal Peters McCurn | NY | 1926–2014 | 1979–1993 | 1988–1993 | 1993–2014 |  Carter | death |
| 16 | Roger Miner | NY | 1934–2012 | 1981–1985 | — | — |  Reagan | elevation to 2d Cir. |
| 18 | Constantine George Cholakis | NY | 1930–1996 | 1986–1996 | — | 1996–1996 |  Reagan | death |
| 20 | Rosemary S. Pooler | NY | 1938–present | 1994–1998 | — | — |  Clinton | elevation to 2d Cir. |

## Other webstes

* United States District Court for the Northern District of New York Official Website
* United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York Official Website