Second Circuit Court of Appeals

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
(2d Cir.)
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Centre Street.
Location	Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse New York City
Appeals from	District of Connecticut Eastern District of New York Northern District of New York Southern District of New York Western District of New York District of Vermont
Established	June 16, 1891
Chief judge	Robert A. Katzmann
Active judges	13
Senior judges	11
Circuit justice	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont, and the court has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

The Second Circuit has its clerk's office and hears oral arguments at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. Due to renovations at that building, from 2006 until early 2013, the court temporarily relocated to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse across Pearl Street from Foley Square, and certain court offices temporarily relocated to the Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway.

With 11 active and 11 senior judges, the Second Circuit is midsized among the thirteen United States courts of appeals.

As of September 5, 2016^[update], the active judges on the court are as follows: Eleven former circuit judges continue to serve on senior status:

Forty six judges used to serve on the court, but no longer do:

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice (i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.