United States Court of Appeals For The Second Circuit - Succession of Seats

Succession of Seats

The court has thirteen seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.

Seat 1
Established on December 6, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit
Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Wallace NY 1891–1907
Ward NY 1907–1921
Mayer NY 1921–1924
L. Hand NY 1924–1951
Medina NY 1951–1958
Friendly NY 1959–1974
Van Graafeiland NY 1974–1985
Altimari NY 1985–1996
Pooler NY 1998–present
Seat 2
Established on March 3, 1887 by 24 Stat. 492 as a circuit judgeship for the Second Circuit
Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Lacombe NY 1891–1916
Hough NY 1916–1927
A. Hand NY 1927–1953
Harlan NY 1954–1955
Lumbard NY 1955–1971
Mulligan NY 1971–1981
Cardamone NY 1981–1993
Cabranes CT 1994–present
Seat 3
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Shipman CT 1892–1902
Townsend CT 1902–1907
Noyes CT 1907–1913
Rogers CT 1913–1926
Swan CT 1926–1953
Hincks CT 1953–1959
Smith CT 1960–1971
Meskill CT 1975–1993
Calabresi CT 1994–2009
Droney CT 2011–present
Seat 4
Established on April 17, 1902 by 32 Stat. 106
Coxe NY 1902–1917
Manton NY 1918–1939
Patterson NY 1939–1940
Frank 1941–1957
Moore NY 1957–1971
Mansfield NY 1971–1981
Winter CT 1981–2000
B. Parker NY 2001–2009
Carney CT 2011–present
Seat 5
Established on January 17, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1081
Chase VT 1929–1953
Waterman VT 1955–1970
Oakes VT 1971–1992
F. Parker VT 1994–2003
Hall VT 2004–present
Seat 6
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Clark CT 1939–1963
Anderson CT 1964–1971
Timbers CT 1971–1981
Pratt NY 1982–1993
Leval NY 1993–2002
Wesley NY 2003–present
Seat 7
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Kaufman NY 1961–1987
Walker NY 1989–2006
Livingston NY 2007–present
Seat 8
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Hays NY 1962–1974
Gurfein NY 1974–1979
Pierce NY 1981–1990
McLaughlin NY 1990–1998
Straub NY 1998–2008
Lynch NY 2009–present
Seat 9
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Marshall 1962–1965
Feinberg NY 1966–1991
Jacobs NY 1992–present
Seat 10
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Kearse NY 1979–2002
Raggi NY 2002–present
Seat 11
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Newman CT 1979–1997
Katzmann DC 1999–present
Seat 12
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Miner NY 1985–1997
Sack NY 1998–2009
Chin NY 2010–present
Seat 13
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Mahoney NY 1986–1996
Sotomayor NY 1998–2009
Lohier NY 2010–present

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