United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island (including the portion in New York City) and Staten Island. The court's territorial jurisdiction includes the Counties of Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau, and Suffolk.
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 Acting United States Attorney for the district is Benton J. Campbell, succeeding Roslynn R. Mauskopf who was recently confirmed as the newest judge of the Eastern District.
[edit] Judges
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has 15 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Currently, one seat is vacant due to Judge Korman's assuming senior status. Eleven judges who have taken senior status are eligible to continue hearing cases. As of March 19, 2007, the Chief Judge of the District is Judge Raymond J. Dearie, who succeeded Judge Edward R. Korman.
| Name | Appointed | Appointed by | |
| Chief Judge Raymond J. Dearie | 1986 | Ronald Reagan | |
| Senior District Judge Jack B. Weinstein | 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| Senior District Judge Thomas Collier Platt, Jr. | 1974 | Richard Nixon | |
| Senior District Judge Charles Proctor Sifton | 1977 | Jimmy Carter | |
| Senior District Judge Israel Leo Glasser | 1981 | Ronald Reagan | |
| Senior District Judge Lenoard D. Wexler | 1981 | Ronald Reagan | |
| Senior District Judge Edward R. Korman | 1985 | Ronald Reagan | |
| Senior District Judge Arthur Donald Spatt | 1989 | Ronald Reagan | |
| District Judge Carol Bagley Amon | 1990 | George H.W. Bush | |
| Senior District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. | 1991 | George H.W. Bush | |
| Senior District Judge Denis Reagan Hurley | 1991 | George H.W. Bush | |
| District Judge Joanna Seybert | 1993 | Bill Clinton | |
| Senior District Judge David G. Trager | 1993 | Bill Clinton | |
| Senior District Judge Frederic Block | 1994 | Bill Clinton | |
| District Judge John Gleeson | 1994 | Bill Clinton | |
| District Judge Allyne R. Ross | 1994 | Bill Clinton | |
| District Judge Nina Gershon | 1996 | Bill Clinton | |
| District Judge Nicholas Garaufis | 2000 | Bill Clinton | |
| District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein | 2003 | George W. Bush | |
| District Judge Dora Irizarry | 2004 | George W. Bush | |
| District Judge Sandra L. Townes | 2004 | George W. Bush | |
| District Judge Joseph Frank Bianco | 2006 | George W. Bush | |
| District Judge Eric Nicholas Vitaliano | 2006 | George W. Bush | |
| District Judge Brian Mark Cogan | 2006 | George W. Bush | |
| District Judge Roslynn Renee Mauskopf | 2007 | George W. Bush | |
Former Judges
- Charles Linnaeus Benedict (1865-1897)
- Asa Wentworth Tenney (1897)
- Edward Beers Thomas (1898-1906)
- Thomas Chatfield (1907-1922)
- Van Vechten Veeder (1911-1917)
- Edwin Louis Garvin (1918-1925)
- Marcus Beach Campbell (1923-1944)
- Robert Alexander Inch (1923-1961)
- Grover M. Moscowitz (1925-1947)
- Clarence G. Galston (1929-1964)
- Mortimer W. Byers (1929-1962)
- Matthew T. Abruzzo (1936-1971)
- Harold Maurice Kennedy (1944-1952)
- Leo Frederick Rayfiel (1947-1978)
- Walter Bruchhausen (1953-1976)
- Joseph Carmine Zavatt (1957-1985)
- John Ries Bartels (1959-1997)
- Jacob Mishler (1960-2004)
- John Francis Dooling Jr. (1961-1981)
- George Rosling (1961-1973)
- Orrin Grimmell Judd (1968-1976)
- Anthony John Travia (1968-1974)
- Mark Americus Costantino (1971-1990)
- Edward Raymond Neaher (1971-1994)
- Henry Bramwell (1974-present)
- George Cheney Pratt (1976-1982)
- Eugene Nickerson (1977-2002)
- Joseph Michael McLaughlin (1981-1990)
- Frank X. Altimari (1982-1985)
- Reena Raggi (1987-2002)
[edit] External links
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Official Website
- United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Official Website
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