The is a Federal Court with Appellate Jurisdiction over the District Courts in the following Districts :
The Second Circuit hears argument at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York, New York , located in Lower Manhattan . With thirteen active and ten senior judges, the Second Circuit is midsized among the thirteen United States Courts Of Appeals .
As Of 2006 , the judges on the court are:
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1
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William James Wallace
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NY
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1826–1924
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1891–1907
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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<sup>(a)</sup>
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1
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retirement
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2
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Emile Henry Lacombe
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NY
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1837–1917
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1891–1916
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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<sup>(b)</sup>
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2
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retirement
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3
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Nathaniel Shipman
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CT
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1828–1906
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1892–1902
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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B Harrison
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3
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retirement
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6
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Henry Galbraith Ward
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NY
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1851–1933
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1907<sup>(c)</sup>–1921
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''(none)''
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1921–1924
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T Roosevelt
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1
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retirement
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7
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Walter Chadwick Noyes
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CT
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1865–1926
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1907<sup>(c)</sup>–1913
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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T Roosevelt
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3
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resignation
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—
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Martin Augustine Knapp
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1843–1923
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1910–1916
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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<sup>(d)</sup>
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reassignment to 4th Circuit
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8
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Henry Wade Rogers
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CT
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1853–1926
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1913–1926
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Wilson
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3
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death
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10
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Martin Thomas Manton
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NY
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1880–1946
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1918–1939
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Wilson
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4
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resignation
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12
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Learned Hand
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NY
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1872–1961
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1924–1951
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1948–1951
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1951–1961
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Coolidge
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1
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death
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13
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Thomas Walter Swan
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CT
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1877–1975
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1926–1953
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1951–1953
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1953–1975
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Coolidge
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3
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death
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—
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Julian William Mack
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IL
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1866–1943
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1930–1940
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''(none)''
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1940–1943
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<sup>(e)</sup>
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death
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18
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Jerome New Frank
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1889–1957
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1941–1957
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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F Roosevelt
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4
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death
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19
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Harold Raymond Medina
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NY
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1888–1990
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1951–1958
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''(none)''
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1958–1980
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Truman
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1
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retirement
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25
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Henry Friendly
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NY
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1903–1986
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1959–1974
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1971–1973
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1974–1986
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Eisenhower
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1
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death
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27
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Irving Kaufman
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NY
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1910–1992
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1961–1987
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1973–1980
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1987–1992
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Kennedy
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7
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death
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28
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Paul Raymond Hays
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NY
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1903–1980
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1962–1974
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''(none)''
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1974–1980
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Kennedy
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8
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death
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29
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Thurgood Marshall
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1908–1993
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1962–1965
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Kennedy
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9
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resignation
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32
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Walter Roe Mansfield
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NY
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1911–1987
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1971–1981
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''(none)''
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1981–1987
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Nixon
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4
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death
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33
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William Hughes Mulligan
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NY
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1918–1996
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1971–1981
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Nixon
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2
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resignation
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35
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William Homer Timbers
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CT
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1915–1994
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1971–1981
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''(none)''
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1981–1994
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Nixon
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6
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death
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36
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Murray Irwin Gurfein
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NY
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1907–1979
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1974–1979
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Nixon
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8
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death
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42
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Lawrence Warren Pierce
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NY
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1924–present
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1981–1990
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''(none)''
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1990–1995
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Reagan
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8
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retirement
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44
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George Cheney Pratt
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NY
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1928–present
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1982–1993
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''(none)''
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1993–1995
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Reagan
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6
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retirement
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46
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Frank X Altimari
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NY
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1928–1996
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1985–1996
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''(none)''
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1996–1998
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Reagan
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1
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death
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47
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John Daniel Mahoney
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NY
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1931–1996
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1986–1996
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Reagan
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13
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death
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54
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Fred I Parker
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VT
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1938–2003
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1994–2003
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Clinton
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5
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death
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(a) ''Wallace was appointed as a Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit in 1882 by Chester A. Arthur . The Judiciary Act Of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.''
(b) ''Lacombe was appointed as a Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit in 1887 by Grover Cleveland . The Judiciary Act Of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.''
(c) ''Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date.''
(d) ''Knapp did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1910 by William Howard Taft . Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the Chief Justice Of The United States to whichever circuit most needed help. Knapp was assigned to the Second Circuit upon his commission.''
(e) ''Mack did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1911 by William Howard Taft . Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the Chief Justice Of The United States to whichever circuit most needed help. Mack was assigned to the Sixth Circuit immediately prior to his assignment to the Second Circuit.''
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Swan
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1951–1953
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Chase
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1953–1954
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Clark
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1954–1959
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Oakes
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1988–1992
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''' Walker '''
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2000–present
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Ward
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NY
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1907–1921
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Mayer
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NY
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1921–1924
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''' Pooler '''
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NY
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1998–present
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"top"
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Hough
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NY
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1916–1927
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''' Cabranes '''
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CT
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1994–present
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"top"
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Noyes
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CT
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1907–1913
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Swan
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CT
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1926–1953
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Smith
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CT
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1960–1971
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"top"
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Established on April 17 , 1902 by 32&nbspStat&nbsp106
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Coxe
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NY
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1902–1917
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Frank
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1941–1957
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Moore
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NY
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1957–1971
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Winter
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1981–2000
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''' B Parker '''
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NY
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2001–present
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Chase
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VT
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1929–1953
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Oakes
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VT
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1971–1992
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''' Hall '''
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VT
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2004–
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"top"
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Established on May 31 , 1938 by 52&nbspStat&nbsp584
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Clark
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CT
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1939–1963
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Pratt
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NY
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1982–1993
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Leval
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NY
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1993–2002
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''' Wesley '''
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NY
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2003–present
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"top"
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Established on May 19 , 1961 by 75&nbspStat&nbsp80
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''' Walker '''
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NY
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1989–present
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Established on May 19 , 1961 by 75&nbspStat&nbsp80
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Hays
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NY
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1962–1974
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''' Straub '''
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NY
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1998–present
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"top"
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Established on May 19 , 1961 by 75&nbspStat&nbsp80
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''' Jacobs '''
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NY
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1992–present
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"top"
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''' Raggi '''
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NY
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2002–present
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''' Katzmann '''
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DC
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1999–present
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"top"
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Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333
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Miner
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NY
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1985–1997
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''' Sack '''
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NY
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1998–present
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"top"
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Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333
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