History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of New York

6 judges have served since Sep 26, 1789. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
6
3 U · 2 JR · 1 F
Longest tenure
8.2 years
Matthias Burnett Tallmadge
Current
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nobody
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-new-yorkEvery holder, newest first
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020James Duane · 1789-09-26 – 1794-03-17John Laurance · 1794-05-06 – 1796-11-08Robert Troup · 1796-12-10 – 1798-04-04John Sloss Hobart · 1798-04-12 – 1805-02-04 · FederalistMatthias Burnett Tallmadge · 1806-01-17 – 1814-04-09 · Jeffersonian RepublicanWilliam Peter Van Ness · 1812-05-27 – 1814-04-09 · Jeffersonian Republican
William Peter Van Ness JR
May 27, 1812 – Apr 9, 1814 · 22 months · appointed by James Madison
Matthias Burnett Tallmadge JR
Jan 17, 1806 – Apr 9, 1814 · 8.2 years · appointed by Thomas Jefferson
John Sloss Hobart F
Apr 12, 1798 – Feb 4, 1805 · 6.8 years · appointed by John Adams
Robert Troup
Dec 10, 1796 – Apr 4, 1798 · 16 months · appointed by George Washington
John Laurance
May 6, 1794 – Nov 8, 1796 · 2.5 years · appointed by George Washington
James Duane
Sep 26, 1789 – Mar 17, 1794 · 4.5 years · appointed by George Washington

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.