New York
The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. It existed for nearly twenty-five years before, on April 9, 1814, New York was divided into Northern and Southern Districts by 3 Stat. 120. These Districts were later further subdivided with the creation of Eastern District on February 25, 1865 by 13 Stat. 438, and the Western District on May 12, 1900, by 31 Stat. 175.
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
End reason |
| Duane, JamesJames Duane | George Washington | 01789-09-26September 26, 1789 | 01794-03-17March 17, 1794 | resignation |
| Laurance, JohnJohn Laurance | George Washington | 01794-05-06May 6, 1794 | 01796-11-08November 8, 1796 | resignation |
| Troup, RobertRobert Troup | George Washington | 01796-12-10December 10, 1796 | 01798-04-04April 4, 1798 | resignation |
| Hobart, John SlossJohn Sloss Hobart | John Adams | 01798-04-12April 12, 1798 | 01805-02-04February 4, 1805 | death |
| Tallmadge, Matthias BurnettMatthias Burnett Tallmadge | Thomas Jefferson | 01805-06-12June 12, 1805 | 01814-04-09April 9, 1814 | reassigned to Northern District of New York |
| Van Ness, William PeterWilliam Peter Van Ness | James Madison | 01812-05-27May 27, 1812 | 01814-04-09April 9, 1814 | reassigned to Southern District of New York |
Read more about this topic: List Of Former United States District Courts
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