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The Northern District is a successor to the original District of New York, which was split into Northern and Southern Districts on April 9 , 1814 . The United States District Court for the District of New York was the first District Court ever convened under the sovereignty of the United States, with Judge James Duane presiding on November 3, 1789 . The Northern District was split again in 1900, giving rise to the United States District Court For The Western District Of New York . The first judge in the Northern District of New York was Matthias Burnett Tallmadge . The district now covers thirty-two counties in upstate New York, with an extensive border with Canada to the north. Its jurisdiction comprises the counties of Albany , Broome , Cayuga , Chenango , Clinton , Columbia , Cortland , Delaware , Essex , Franklin , Fulton , Greene , Hamilton , Herkimer , Jefferson , Lewis , Madison , Montgomery , Oneida , Onondaga , Oswego , Otsego , Rensselaer , Saratoga , Schenectady , Schoharie , St. Lawrence , Tioga , Tompkins , Ulster , Warren , and Washington . The court has offices in Albany , Binghamton , Plattsburgh , Syracuse , and Utica . The court also holds court at facilities in Watertown as the summer residence of Senior District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy. The court accepts filings from members of the bar through an automated case management system CM/ECF over the Internet. JUDGES (5 authorized judgeships)
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