23-481: Mother Court may refer to: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York , nickname The Mother Court , a book about the S.D.N.Y. court Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mother Court . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
46-570: A mix of admiralty and bankruptcy cases. The primary responsibility for hearing bankruptcy cases has since been transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York , with the District Court only reviewing cases already decided by a bankruptcy judge. Since its creation, the Southern District of New York has had over 150 judges, more than any other District. Twenty-one judges from
69-499: A seat on the court. Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy
92-747: Is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status , or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982. United States District Court for
115-595: 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 ). As of May 15, 2024 : Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among
138-673: The Judiciary Act of 1789 , 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. It first sat at the old Merchants Exchange on Broad Street in November 1789, the first federal court to do so. The Act of April 9, 1814, 3 Stat. 120, divided the District of New York into Northern and Southern Districts. The subdivision of the district was reportedly instigated by Matthias B. Tallmadge , out of antipathy for fellow district judge William P. Van Ness . These Districts were later further subdivided with
161-788: The Southern District of New York over the waters of New York (Manhattan) and Bronx Counties (including New York Harbor and the East River ). 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 claims and claims against the U.S. government under
184-700: The Tucker Act , which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ). 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 2021 is Breon Peace . The U.S. Marshal for the court is Vincent F. DeMarco. The main location is the Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse at 225 Cadman Plaza East in
207-491: The U.S. attorneys for the district have been prominent American legal and political figures, such as Elihu Root , Henry L. Stimson , Robert Morgenthau , Rudy Giuliani , James Comey , Michael J. Garcia , and Preet Bharara . The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York encompasses the counties of New York, Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan and draws jurors from those counties. The Court also shares jurisdiction over
230-744: The United States Attorney is Damian Williams . The court sits in the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse and Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse , both in Manhattan , and in the Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse in White Plains . The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by
253-522: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act , which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ). Because it covers Manhattan , the Southern District of New York has long been one of the most active and influential federal trial courts in the United States. It often has jurisdiction over America's largest financial institutions and prosecution of white-collar crime and other federal crimes. Because of its age, being
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#1732791184232276-551: The Eastern District of New York 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 : the four Long Island counties of Nassau , Suffolk , Kings (Brooklyn), and Queens , as well as Richmond (Staten Island), the latter three being among New York City 's five boroughs . The court also has concurrent jurisdiction with
299-595: The Southern District of New York (in case citations , S.D.N.Y. ) is a federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of the State of New York . Two of these are in New York City : New York (Manhattan) and Bronx ; six are in the Hudson Valley : Westchester , Putnam , Rockland , Orange , Dutchess , and Sullivan . Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to
322-676: The Southern District of New York have been elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit — Samuel Blatchford , Charles Merrill Hough , Learned Hand , Julius Marshuetz Mayer , Augustus Noble Hand , Martin Thomas Manton , Robert P. Patterson , Harold Medina , Irving Kaufman , Wilfred Feinberg , Walter R. Mansfield , Murray Gurfein , Lawrence W. Pierce , Pierre N. Leval , John M. Walker Jr. , Sonia Sotomayor , Denny Chin , Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. , Gerard E. Lynch , Richard J. Sullivan , and Alison Nathan . Blatchford and Sotomayor, after being elevated from
345-593: The Southern District of New York to serve as Circuit Judges for the Second Circuit, were later elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States . The longest serving judge, David Norton Edelstein , served as an active judge for 43 years to the day, and in senior status for an additional six years. Judges of the court have gone on to other high governmental positions. Robert P. Patterson served as Under Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt and
368-564: 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 and the September 11 attacks . 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
391-654: The creation of the Eastern District on February 25, 1865 by 13 Stat. 438, and the Western District on May 12, 1900, by 31 Stat. 175. Public Law 95-408 (enacted October 2, 1978) transferred Columbia, Greene, and Ulster counties from the Southern to the Northern district. For the first hundred years of its existence, the case load of the district was dominated first by admiralty cases, and then by
414-421: The district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of
437-457: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mother_Court&oldid=888140105 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for
460-407: The oldest federal court in the history of the United States, great influence, described as "the preeminent trial court in the nation", and its strong independence, it is colloquially called the "Mother Court", or the "Sovereign District of New York." The district itself has had several prominent judges on its bench, including Learned Hand , Michael Mukasey , and Sonia Sotomayor , and many of
483-609: The waters of the counties of Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York . The Court hears cases in Manhattan, White Plains, and Poughkeepsie, New York. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the Court. As of October 10, 2021
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#1732791184232506-475: Was Secretary of War under President Harry S. Truman . Louis Freeh served as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001. Michael Mukasey served as the 81st United States Attorney General under President George W. Bush . As of November 6, 2024 : On November 8, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Tali Farhadian Weinstein to
529-737: 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 . The courthouse designed by Richard Meier opened in 2000 and is the largest building on Long Island . The 12-story building has 870,000 square feet (81,000 m ), 23 courtrooms and 24 judges' chambers. It
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