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

30 judges have served since Apr 9, 1814. Now: Anthony Joseph Brindisi DElizabeth Cheryl Coombe DAnne Marie Nardacci DBrenda Kay Sannes DMae Avila D'Agostino D.

Judges
30
15 D · 11 R · 2 JR · 1 N( · 1 W
Longest tenure
31 years
James Thomas Foley
Current
22 months
Anthony Joseph Brindisi, since Dec 9, 2024
history/court/district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-new-yorkEvery holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Matthias Burnett Tallmadge · 1814-04-09 – 1819-07-01 · None (reassignment)Roger Skinner · 1820-01-05 – 1825-08-19 · Jeffersonian RepublicanAlfred Conkling · 1825-12-14 – 1852-08-25 · Jeffersonian RepublicanNathan Kelsey Hall · 1852-08-31 – 1874-03-02 · WhigWilliam James Wallace · 1874-04-07 – 1882-04-25 · RepublicanAlfred Conkling Coxe, Sr. · 1882-05-04 – 1902-06-14 · RepublicanGeorge Washington Ray · 1902-12-08 – 1925-01-10 · RepublicanFrederick Howard Bryant · 1927-12-19 – 1945-09-04 · RepublicanEdward S. Kampf · 1946-02-08 – 1948-07-01 · DemocratJames Thomas Foley · 1949-02-02 – 1980-06-30 · DemocratRoger Jeffrey Miner · 1981-09-28 – 1985-08-02 · RepublicanThomas James McAvoy · 1986-03-04 – 2003-09-17 · RepublicanGary L. Sharpe · 2004-01-29 – 2016-01-01 · RepublicanAnne Marie Nardacci · 2022-12-16 – present · DemocratFrank Cooper · 1920-06-03 – 1941-09-30 · DemocratStephen W. Brennan · 1942-05-06 – 1963-05-01 · DemocratEdmund Port · 1964-07-02 – 1976-02-07 · DemocratHoward G. Munson · 1976-10-04 – 1990-11-05 · RepublicanFrederick James Scullin, Jr. · 1992-02-10 – 2006-03-13 · RepublicanGlenn T. Suddaby · 2008-08-29 – 2024-09-01 · RepublicanAnthony Joseph Brindisi · 2024-12-09 – present · DemocratNeal Peters McCurn · 1979-11-02 – 1993-04-06 · DemocratRosemary S. Pooler · 1994-08-10 – 1998-06-09 · DemocratNorman A. Mordue · 1998-10-22 – 2013-06-30 · DemocratBrenda Kay Sannes · 2014-11-21 – present · DemocratCon. G. Cholakis · 1986-03-17 – 1996-06-30 · RepublicanLawrence E. Kahn · 1996-08-01 – 2007-08-01 · DemocratMae Avila D'Agostino · 2011-03-30 – present · DemocratDavid N. Hurd · 1999-09-22 – 2024-12-09 · DemocratElizabeth Cheryl Coombe · 2024-12-09 – present · Democrat
Anthony Joseph Brindisi D
Dec 9, 2024 – present · 22 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–49
Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe D
Dec 9, 2024 – present · 22 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–45
Anne Marie Nardacci D
Dec 16, 2022 – present · 3.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–44
Brenda Kay Sannes D
Nov 21, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–0
Mae Avila D'Agostino D
Mar 30, 2011 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 88–0
Glenn T. Suddaby R
Aug 29, 2008 – Sep 1, 2024 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 1, 2024
Gary L. Sharpe R
Jan 29, 2004 – Jan 1, 2016 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 1, 2016 · confirmed 95–0
David N. Hurd D
Sep 22, 1999 – Dec 9, 2024 · 25 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 9, 2024
Norman A. Mordue D
Oct 22, 1998 – Jun 30, 2013 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 30, 2013
Lawrence E. Kahn D
Aug 1, 1996 – Aug 1, 2007 · 11 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 1, 2007
Rosemary S. Pooler D
Aug 10, 1994 – Jun 9, 1998 · 3.8 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Frederick James Scullin, Jr. R
Feb 10, 1992 – Mar 13, 2006 · 14 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 13, 2006
Con. G. Cholakis R
Mar 17, 1986 – Jun 30, 1996 · 10 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 30, 1996
Thomas James McAvoy R
Mar 4, 1986 – Sep 17, 2003 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 17, 2003
Roger Jeffrey Miner R
Sep 28, 1981 – Aug 2, 1985 · 3.8 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Neal Peters McCurn D
Nov 2, 1979 – Apr 6, 1993 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 6, 1993
Howard G. Munson R
Oct 4, 1976 – Nov 5, 1990 · 14 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Nov 5, 1990
Edmund Port D
Jul 2, 1964 – Feb 7, 1976 · 12 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Feb 7, 1976
James Thomas Foley D
Feb 2, 1949 – Jun 30, 1980 · 31 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jun 30, 1980
Edward S. Kampf D
Feb 8, 1946 – Jul 1, 1948 · 2.4 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Stephen W. Brennan D
May 6, 1942 – May 1, 1963 · 21 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status May 1, 1963
Frederick Howard Bryant R
Dec 19, 1927 – Sep 4, 1945 · 18 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Frank Cooper D
Jun 3, 1920 – Sep 30, 1941 · 21 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Sep 30, 1941
George Washington Ray R
Dec 8, 1902 – Jan 10, 1925 · 22 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Alfred Conkling Coxe, Sr. R
May 4, 1882 – Jun 14, 1902 · 20 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
William James Wallace R
Apr 7, 1874 – Apr 25, 1882 · 8 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Nathan Kelsey Hall W
Aug 31, 1852 – Mar 2, 1874 · 22 years · appointed by Millard Fillmore
Alfred Conkling JR
Dec 14, 1825 – Aug 25, 1852 · 27 years · appointed by John Quincy Adams
Roger Skinner JR
Jan 5, 1820 – Aug 19, 1825 · 5.6 years · appointed by James Monroe
Matthias Burnett Tallmadge N(
Apr 9, 1814 – Jul 1, 1819 · 5.2 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

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