United States Northern District of New York counties

The United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in 32 counties in the northern part of the State of New York. The current U.S. Attorney is Carla B. Freedman who was named on October 8, 2021. The

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (in case citations, N.D.N.Y.) serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. Appeals from the Northern District of Ne ...

has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney. Its jurisdiction comprises the counties of Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

Fulton Fulton may refer to: People * Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship * Fulton (surname) Given name * Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer * Fult ...

Greene Greene may refer to: Places United States *Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community *Greene, Iowa, a city *Greene, Maine, a town ** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene *Greene (town), New York ** Greene (village), New York, in the town ...

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

, Herkimer,

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Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

, Montgomery, Oneida,

Onondaga Onondaga may refer to: Native American/First Nations * Onondaga people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois League * Onondaga (village), Onondaga settlement and traditional Iroquois capita ...

, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga,

Schenectady Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...

, Schoharie,

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, Tioga, Tompkins,

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

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, and

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

. The court has offices in Albany,

Binghamton Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...

Plattsburgh Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding ...

, Syracuse and Utica. The court also holds court at facilities in

Watertown Watertown may refer to: Places in China In China, a water town is a type of ancient scenic town known for its waterways. Places in the United States *Watertown, Connecticut, a New England town **Watertown (CDP), Connecticut, the central village ...

History

The original District of New York, established in 1789, was divided in 1814 into the Southern and the Northern District. In 1900, the Western District, comprising 17 counties, was separated from the Northern District.

List of U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of New York

Roger Skinner Roger Skinner (June 1, 1773 – August 19, 1825) was an attorney and government official from New York. He was most notable for his service as United States district judge for the Northern District of New York from 1819 to 1825. A native of ...

: 1815 - 1819 * Jacob Sutherland: 1819 - 1823 *

Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley (February 6, 1790 – May 6, 1860) was an American attorney, judge and legislator from New York. During his career he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York Attorney General, United States ...

: 1823 - 1831 * Nathaniel S. Benton: 1831 - 1841 * Joshua A. Spencer: 1841 - 1845 * William F. Allen: 1845 - 1847 *

George W. Clinton Hon. George William Clinton (April 21, 1807 – September 7, 1885) was a New York lawyer, politician, judge, author, and amateur naturalist. He served as Mayor of Buffalo, New York from 1842 to 1843. Early life and family Clinton was born on Ap ...

: 1847 - 1850 * James R. Lawrence: 1850 - 1853 * Henry A. Foster: 1853 (nominated and confirmed, but declined to take office) * John B. Skinner: 1853 (nominated and confirmed, but declined to take office) * Samuel B. Garvin: 1853 - 1857 * James Clark Spencer: 1857 - 1861 * William A. Dart: 1861 - 1866 * George G. Munger 1866 - 1867 *

William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer (February 5, 1832 in Lyons, Wayne County, New York – March 26, 1888 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia) was an American lawyer, journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician. Early life Dorsheimer was born on February ...

: 1867 - 1871 *

Richard Crowley Richard Crowley (December 14, 1836 – July 22, 1908) was a United States representative from New York. He was born in Pendleton, New York. He attended the public schools and Lockport Union School. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar ...

: 1871 - 1879 * Martin I. Townsend: 1879 - 1886 * Daniel N. Lockwood: 1886 - 1889 * De Alva S. Alexander: 1889 - 1893 * William A. Poucher: 1893 - 1897 * Emory P. Close: 1897 - 1899 * Charles H. Brown: 1899 - 1900 * George B. Curtiss: 1900 - 1913 * John H. Gleason: 1913 - 1916 * Dennis B. Lucey: 1916 - 1921 * Clarence E. Williams: 1921 * Hiram C. Todd: 1921 - 1922 * Earle Gallufo: 1922 * Benjamin C. Mead: 1922 - 1923 * Oliver D. Burden: 1923 - 1936 * Ralph L. Emmons: 1936 - 1943 * Irving J. Higbee: 1943 - 1951 * Edmund Port: 1951 - 1953 * Anthony F. Caffrey: 1953 * Theodore F. Bowes: 1953 - 1961 * Justin J. Mahoney: 1961 - 1969 * James M. Sullivan, Jr.: 1969 * Samuel T. Betts III: 1969 - 1973 * James M. Sullivan, Jr.: 1973 - 1976 * Paul V. French: 1976 - 1978 * George H. Lowe: 1978 - 1982 * Gustave J. DiBianco: 1982 * Frederick J. Scullin, Jr.: 1982 - 1992 * Gary L. Sharpe: 1992 - 1994 * Thomas J. Maroney: 1994 - 1999 * Daniel J. French: 1999 - 2001 * Joseph A. Pavone (Acting) 2001 - 2002 * Glenn T. Suddaby: 2002 - 2008 * Andrew T. Baxter (Acting): 2008 – 2010 * Richard S. Hartunian: 2010 – June 30, 2017 * Grant C. Jaquith: June 30, 2017 – September 3, 2020 * Antoinette T. Bacon (Acting): September 3, 2020 – October 8, 2021 * Carla B. Freedman: October 8, 2021 – present

External links

United States Attorneys for the Northern District of New York official website Prosecution 1