The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in
case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the
federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five
counties in
New York State
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: the four
Long Island
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counties of
Nassau
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
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Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
,
Suffolk
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,
Kings
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*Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'' ...
(Brooklyn), and
Queens
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, as well as
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, Californi ...
(Staten Island), the latter three being among
New York City
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's five
boroughs
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History
In the Middle A ...
. The court also has concurrent jurisdiction with the
Southern District of New York over the waters of
New York (Manhattan) and
Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
Counties (including
New York Harbor and the
East River
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). Its courthouses are located in Brooklyn and
Central Islip.
Appeals from the Eastern District of New York are taken to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (except for
patent
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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the
Tucker Act, which are appealed to the
Federal Circuit
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).
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York since October is
Breon S. Peace.
Courthouses
The main location is the
Theodore Roosevelt Federal Courthouse at 225
Cadman Plaza East in the civic center of Brooklyn. The 15-story building was designed by
Cesar Pelli. The courthouse was designed in 1995 but did not open until 2006 following redesign requirements in the wake of the
Oklahoma City bombing
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and the
September 11 attacks
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. It replaced the six story
Emanuel Celler Federal Building (built in 1962 and located next door and connected via glass atrium). In 2008 it was renamed for
Theodore Roosevelt. The building was originally to be renamed in honor of former New York Governor
Hugh Carey but politicians backed off because Carey was alive at the time. The associated prison is the
Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn.
The Divisional office is in the
Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse in
Central Islip, New York
Central Islip is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 34,450 at the 2010 census.
History and overview
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the ...
. The courthouse designed by
Richard Meier opened in 2000 and is the largest building on
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18 ...
. The 12-story building has , 23 courtrooms and 24 judges' chambers.
It is the third largest federal courthouse in the United States (after the
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse and
Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse
The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is the largest single courthouse in the United States. It is the main office of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ei ...
).
Current judges
:
Vacancies and pending nominations
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
*
Courts of New York
*
List of current United States district judges
The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total ...
*
List of United States federal courthouses in New York
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in New York. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,For t ...
*
Trump–Ukraine scandal
References
External links
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Official WebsiteUnited States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Official Website
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New York, Eastern District
New York (state) law
Brooklyn
Islip (town), New York
Buildings and structures in Suffolk County, New York
1865 establishments in New York (state)
Courthouses in New York (state)
Courts and tribunals established in 1865