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Because of its age, being the oldest federal court in the history of the United States, [2] [3] great influence, described as "the preeminent trial court in the nation", [4] and its strong independence, [5] it is colloquially called the "Mother Court", [6] or the "Sovereign District of New York."
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in New York.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
The 974,000-square-foot (90,000 m 2) building [1] is the second largest federal courthouse in the United States (behind Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse), [2] housing 44 courtrooms and providing court support and administrative services to the United States Marshals Service and the Office of the United States Attorney for the ...
The 38-story building, composed of a 7-story base and 31-story tower, would contain all offices for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. [11] [12] In June 1932, the federal government acquired the Health Department Building from the government of New York City, selling the City Hall Post Office to the city.
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.
It is adjacent to the Richard J. Daronco Courthouse in which the New York State Supreme Court and Westchester County Court sit. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York hears cases in the courthouse. It is named for Charles L. Brieant Jr., a former federal judge at the White Plains courthouse who also practiced law ...
The District Court for the District of New York convened on November 3, 1789, with Judge James Duane presiding. On April 9, 1814, that original district split into the Northern and Southern Districts of New York; the first federal judge of the District Court for the Northern District of New York was Matthias Burnett Tallmadge.
The Southern District of New York is a federal judicial district that encompasses the counties of New York , Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. Federal offices or agencies operating in the district include: United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York