  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 comprises the states of connecticut, new york, and vermont, and the court has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following 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 hears 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, and certain court offices temporarily relocated to the woolworth building at 233 broadway.http://www.nysun.com/new-york/facelift-scheduled-for-federal-courthouse/32316/ == current composition of the court ==  with 13 active and 10 senior judges, the second circuit is midsized among the thirteen united states courts of appeals. , the active judges on the court are as follows:{{cite web |url=http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_02_frm?openframeset |title=u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit |work=official websit
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