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 (state), New York and Vermont. The court has appellate jurisdiction over the United States district court, district courts in the following United States federal judicial district, districts:
* United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, District of Connecticut
* United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Eastern District of New York
* United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Northern District of New York
* United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Southern District of New York
* United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Western District of New York
* United States District Court for the District of Vermont, 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; certain court offices temporarily relocated to the Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway.
Because the Second Circuit includes New York City, it has long been one of the largest and most influential American federal appellate courts, 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 prestigious federal appellate courts, along with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit Court.
Several notable judges have served on the Second Circuit, including three later named Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 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.
File:WTM sheila 0042.jpg, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street; the court's former temporary home
File: WTM sheila 0036.jpg, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Foley Square
Current composition of the court
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Vacancies and pending nominations
List of former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
* Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts#Second Circuit
* List of current United States Circuit Judges
References
External links
United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitRecent opinions from FindLaw
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1891 establishments in the United States
Courts and tribunals established in 1891