Southern District of New York
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The United States District Judges of the S.D.N.Y. and where they sit — Manhattan, White Plains, and Poughkeepsie. Local counsel intelligence for out-of-state attorneys appearing pro hac vice in federal civil litigation.
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The Southern District of New York covers Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, and Sullivan counties. Its judges preside over the full federal civil litigation docket — breach of contract, commercial and business disputes, securities, intellectual property, and other civil matters — alongside the court’s criminal and other cases. The Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson appears as local counsel for out-of-state attorneys handling civil matters in this district.
District judges sit at three active courthouses: the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse (500 Pearl Street) and the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse (40 Foley Square) in Manhattan, and the Hon. Charles L. Brieant Jr. Courthouse in White Plains.
| Judge | Courthouse |
|---|---|
| Hon. Ronnie Abrams | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Richard M. Berman | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Vincent L. Briccetti | White Plains (Brieant) |
| Hon. Vernon S. Broderick | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Naomi Reice Buchwald | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Valerie E. Caproni | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Andrew L. Carter Jr. | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. P. Kevin Castel | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Jessica G. L. Clarke | White Plains (Brieant) |
| Hon. Denise L. Cote | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. John P. Cronan | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Paul A. Crotty | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. George B. Daniels | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Katherine Polk Failla | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Jesse M. Furman | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Paul G. Gardephe | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Margaret M. Garnett | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Philip M. Halpern | White Plains (Brieant) |
| Hon. Alvin K. Hellerstein | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Dale E. Ho | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Kenneth M. Karas | White Plains (Brieant) |
| Hon. John G. Koeltl | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Lewis J. Liman | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Victor Marrero | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Colleen McMahon | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Alison J. Nathan (Circuit Judge, sitting by designation) | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. J. Paul Oetken | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Loretta A. Preska | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Jed S. Rakoff | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Edgardo Ramos | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Jennifer H. Rearden | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Jennifer L. Rochon | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Nelson S. Roman | White Plains (Brieant) |
| Hon. Lorna G. Schofield | Thurgood Marshall (40 Foley Sq.) |
| Hon. Cathy Seibel | White Plains (Brieant) |
| Hon. Louis L. Stanton | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Sidney H. Stein | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Arun Subramanian | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Richard J. Sullivan (Circuit Judge, sitting by designation) | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Laura Taylor Swain (Chief Judge) | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Analisa Torres | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Jeannette A. Vargas | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Mary Kay Vyskocil | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Kimba M. Wood | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
| Hon. Gregory H. Woods | Moynihan (500 Pearl St.) |
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Roster reflects the court’s published district-judge directory (nysd.uscourts.gov). Includes circuit judges sitting by designation. Individual practice rules for each judge are posted on the court’s website.
Need Local Counsel in the Southern District of New York?
The Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson serves as local counsel for out-of-state attorneys admitted pro hac vice in the Southern District of New York. Attorney Frederic R. Abramson has been admitted to practice before this court since 1997 and has handled New York litigation for more than 20 years. If you are lead counsel on a federal civil matter here and need admitted local counsel to move your admission, sign filings, and appear, we can help.
For federal civil litigation specifically, see our guide to pro hac vice admission in the SDNY and EDNY and our civil litigation practice.
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