List of United States federal courthouses in New York
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Following is a list of current and former courthouse
s 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, 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. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
s of the United States federal court system located in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, 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. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouses
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| U.S. Custom House & Post Office | Albany Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River... |
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? | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
1884-1935 Now in use by the New York State Education Department New York State Education Department The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York. It is part of the University of the State of New York , one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States... . |
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| James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse James T. Foley United States Courthouse The James T. Foley United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, located in Albany, New York.... |
Albany Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River... |
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445 Broadway | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
1933-present | U.S. District Judge James T. Foley |
| U.S. Post Office & Courthouse | Auburn Auburn, New York Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687... |
157 Genesee Street | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
1888-c. 1980 Now owned by Cayuga County Cayuga County, New York Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :... . |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Binghamton Binghamton, New York Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers... |
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? | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
1891-1935 Razed in 1942. |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Binghamton Binghamton, New York Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers... |
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15 Henry Street | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
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| Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse Federal Building and Post Office (New York, New York) The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic main post office, courthouse, and Federal office building in Brooklyn, New York. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, although it is across the street from and in the jurisdiction of the... |
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271 Cadman Plaza, East | E.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 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 and Staten Island... |
1892-1964 Still in use as a post office. |
Bankruptcy judge Conrad B. Duberstein Conrad B. Duberstein Conrad B. Duberstein was for many years the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York... (2009) |
| Emanuel Celler U.S. Courthouse | Brooklyn | |
Cadman Plaza East | E.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 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 and Staten Island... |
?-present | U.S. Rep. Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:... |
| U.S. Custom House | Buffalo Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
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? | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1856-1900 1900-1903 Razed in 1965. |
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| U.S. Post Office | Buffalo Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
? | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1901-1936 Now owned by Erie Community College Erie Community College Erie Community College is a two-year community college that is part of the 64-campus SUNY system. It is the fourth-largest community college in New York State.... . |
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| Michael J. Dillon Memorial U.S. Courthouse Michael J. Dillon Memorial United States Courthouse The Michael J. Dillon Memorial United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York located in Buffalo, New York. Built in 1936, the building was renamed in 1986 in honor of murdered IRS Revenue Officer Michael J. Dillon. It is located at... |
Buffalo Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
68 Court Street | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1936-present | Murdered IRS agent Michael J. Dillon Michael Dillon (I.R.S. revenue officer) Michael Dillon is the only I.R.S. Revenue Officer to be killed in the line of duty. The Michael J. Dillon Memorial United States Courthouse was renamed in his honor in 1986.- Death :... (1986) |
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Canandaigua Canandaigua (city), New York Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census... |
27 North Main Street | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1860-1900 1900-c. 1912 Still in use as the Ontario County Ontario County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile... Courthouse. |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Canandaigua Canandaigua (city), New York Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census... |
? | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1912-? Now part of the Canandaigua YMCA. |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Elmira Elmira, New York Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in... |
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? | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1903-? Now owned by the city. |
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| U.S. Courthouse | Fort Drum | |
Lewis Avenue and First Street East | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
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| Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse | Islip Islip (town), New York The Town of Islip is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on the south shore of Long Island, the town population was 322,612 at the 2000 census. The smaller, unincorporated hamlet of Islip lies within the town.-Demographics:... |
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100 Federal Plaza | E.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 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 and Staten Island... |
2002-present | U.S. Senator Al D'Amato Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello "Al" D'Amato is an American lawyer and former New York politician. A Republican, he served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999.-Early life and family:... |
| U.S. Post Office | Jamestown Jamestown, New York Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. The population was 31,146 at the 2010 census.The City of Jamestown is adjacent to Town of Ellicott and is at the southern tip of Chautauqua Lake... |
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? | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1904-? Fate of building unknown. |
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| U.S. Post Office | Lockport Lockport (city), New York Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 21,165 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a set of Erie canal locks within the city. Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County and is surrounded by the town of Lockport... |
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1 East Avenue | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1904-1916 Still in use as a post office. |
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| Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse | Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York... |
40 Centre Street Centre Street (Manhattan) Centre Street runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Centre Street runs from Park Row and continues north to Delancey Street where it merges with Lafayette Street.... (in Foley Square Foley Square Foley Square is a street intersection and green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City and – by extension – the surrounding area, which is dominated by civic buildings. The space is bordered by Worth Street, Centre Street and Lafayette Street and lies... ) |
S.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... , 2d Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals... |
1936-present Renovated in 1999. |
Associate Justice Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States... Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991... (2001) |
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| James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building | Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York... |
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? | C.I.T. United States Court of International Trade The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and equity. The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade. The Court has nine sitting Judges, as well as Senior Judges... (nationwide) |
1967-present | Customs Court judge James L. Watson |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse | Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York... |
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500 Pearl Street (in Foley Square Foley Square Foley Square is a street intersection and green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City and – by extension – the surrounding area, which is dominated by civic buildings. The space is bordered by Worth Street, Centre Street and Lafayette Street and lies... ) |
S.D.N.Y United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... |
1994-present | U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan was an American politician and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the United States Senate for New York in 1976, and was re-elected three times . He declined to run for re-election in 2000... (2000) |
| City Hall Post Office and Courthouse City Hall Post Office and Courthouse (New York City) The City Hall Post Office and Courthouse is a no longer existing building which was designed by architect Alfred B. Mullett for a triangular site in New York City along Broadway in Lower Manhattan, across City Hall Park from New York City Hall. The Second Empire style building, built between 1869... |
Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York... |
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? | S.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... |
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| U.S. Court House & Post Office | New York City | |
? | S.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... 2d Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals... |
1875-1936 1891-1936 Completed in 1880; razed in 1939. |
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| Federal Building and Post Office Federal Building and Post Office (New York, New York) The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic main post office, courthouse, and Federal office building in Brooklyn, New York. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, although it is across the street from and in the jurisdiction of the... |
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271 Cadman Plaza, East | S.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... |
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| Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse | New York |  |
225 Cadman Plaza East | E.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 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 and Staten Island... |
2006-present | President Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (2008) |
| U.S. Post Office & Court House Federal Building (Rochester, New York) Federal Building, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic office building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It is a four story, Richardsonian Romanesque style structure with an inner court and tower. It was built between 1885 and 1889 of heavy brown sandstone with a metal... |
Rochester Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City... |
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? | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1891-1900 1900-1972 Now Rochester City Hall. |
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| Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building | Rochester Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City... |
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100 State Street | W.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Western District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.... |
1973-present | U.S. Sen. Kenneth Keating Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating , was a United States Representative and a U.S. Senator from New York, and in later life, an appellate judge and a diplomat representing the United States as ambassador to India and later to Israel.-Life:... |
| U.S. Court House & Post Office | Syracuse Syracuse, New York Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603... |
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? | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
1900-1928 Completed in 1889; razed in 1949. |
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| U.S. Court House & Post Office | Utica Utica, New York Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census.... |
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| Alexander Pirnie Federal Building | Utica Utica, New York Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census.... |
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? | N.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian... |
1929-present | U.S. Rep. Alexander Pirnie Alexander Pirnie Alexander Pirnie was an American congressman. He was born in Pulaski, New York, USA. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell University in 1924 and 1926, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society... |
| Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse | White Plains White Plains, New York White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound... |
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300 Quarropas Street | S.D.N.Y. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... |
1983-Present | District Court judge Charles L. Brieant Charles L. Brieant Charles LaMonte Brieant, Jr. was a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:Born 1923 in Ossining, New York, Brieant was in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and then received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1947, and an LL.B. from... (2008) |
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| † | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... (NRHP) |
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| †† | NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... |
External links
- Eastern District of New York court locator
- Northern District of New York court locator
- Southern District of New York website, listing courthouses
- Western District of New York court locator
- U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of New York Courthouse Locations
- U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of New York Courthouse Locations
- U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of New York Courthouse Locations
- U.S. Marshals Service Western District of New York Courthouse Locations