United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

2nd Circuit New York, New York

About This Court

Hears appeals from the district courts of the 2nd Circuit, listed below. Proceedings are governed by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, along with the court's own rules.

Active Judges 13

Name	Appointed By	Confirmed	Law School
Joseph Bianco	Donald J. Trump	2019	Columbia Law School
Maria Kahn	Joseph R. Biden	2023	Fordham University School of Law
Eunice Lee	Joseph R. Biden	2021	Yale Law School
Raymond Lohier	Barack Obama	2010	New York University School of Law
Steven Menashi	Donald J. Trump	2019	Stanford Law School
Sarah Merriam	Joseph R. Biden	2022	Yale Law School
William Nardini	Donald J. Trump	2019	Yale Law School
Alison Nathan	Joseph R. Biden	2022	Cornell Law School
Michael Park	Donald J. Trump	2019	Yale Law School
Myrna Pérez	Joseph R. Biden	2021	Columbia Law School
Beth Robinson	Joseph R. Biden	2021	University of Chicago Law School
Matthew Schwartz	Donald J. Trump	2026	Columbia Law School
Richard Sullivan	Donald J. Trump	2018	Yale Law School

Senior Judges 15

Name	Appointed By	Confirmed	Law School
José Cabranes	William J. Clinton	1994	Yale Law School
Guido Calabresi	William J. Clinton	1994	Yale Law School
Susan Carney	Barack Obama	2011	Harvard Law School
Denny Chin	Barack Obama	2010	Fordham University School of Law
Dennis Jacobs	George H.W. Bush	1992	New York University School of Law
Amalya Kearse	Jimmy Carter	1979	University of Michigan Law School
Pierre Leval	William J. Clinton	1993	Harvard Law School
Debra Livingston	George W. Bush	2007	Harvard Law School
Gerard Lynch	Barack Obama	2009	Columbia Law School
Jon Newman	Jimmy Carter	1979	Yale Law School
Barrington Parker	George W. Bush	2001	Yale Law School
Reena Raggi	George W. Bush	2002	Harvard Law School
Robert Sack	William J. Clinton	1998	Columbia Law School
John Walker	George H.W. Bush	1989	University of Michigan Law School
Richard Wesley	George W. Bush	2003	Cornell Law School

Local Rules

The Local Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Second Circuit, which supplement the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Title I. Applicability of Rules 1

Rule	Title
Local Rule 1.1	Scope and Organization

Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court 11

Rule	Title
Local Rule 3.1	Electronic Service of the Notice of Appeal
Local Rule 4.1	Continuation of Counsel in Criminal Appeals
Local Rule 4.2	Duties Regarding Trial Court Motions
Local Rule 4.3	Duty Regarding the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Local Rule 6.1	Rules Applicable in Bankruptcy Cases
Local Rule 11.1	Duties Regarding the Record
Local Rule 11.2	Exhibits Retained by the Parties
Local Rule 11.3	Duty of Court Reporters
Local Rule 12.1	Appeal Docketing Requirements in Civil and Agency Cases
Local Rule 12.2	Appeal Docketing Requirements in Criminal Cases
Local Rule 12.3	Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance in All Appeals

Title IV. Review or Enforcement of an Order of an Administrative Agency, Board, Commission, or Officer 1

Rule	Title
Local Rule 15.1	Electronic Payment of Filing Fee

Title V. Extraordinary Writs 1

Rule	Title
Local Rule 21.1	Writs; Electronic Payment of Filing Fee; Number of Paper Copies

Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis 3

Rule	Title
Local Rule 22.1	Certificate of Appealability
Local Rule 22.2	Second or Successive Applications Under § 2254 or § 2255
Local Rule 24.1	Motion for In Forma Pauperis Status and Related Relief

Title VII. General Provisions 35

Rule	Title
Local Rule 25.1	Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF)
Local Rule 25.2	Submission of PDF Documents
Local Rule 25.3	Additional Paper Copies
Local Rule 27.1	Motions
IOP 27.1	Oral Argument on Motions
Local Rule 27.2	Certification of Questions of State Law
Local Rule 28.1	Briefs
Local Rule 28.1.1	Cross-Appeals; Word Limitations
Local Rule 29.1	Brief of an Amicus Curiae
Local Rule 30.1	Appendix
Local Rule 31.1	Brief; Number of Paper Copies
Local Rule 31.2	Briefing Schedule; Regular and Expedited Appeals Calendars
Local Rule 32.1	Form of Brief and Appendix
Local Rule 32.1.1	Disposition by Summary Order
IOP 32.1.1	Summary Order
Local Rule 32.2	Pro Se Party Submission of a Brief, Appendix or Other Paper Drafted by an Attorney; Disclosure of Attorney Assistance
Local Rule 33.1	Civil Appeals Mediation Program
Local Rule 34.1	Oral Argument and Submission on Briefs
Local Rule 34.2	Non-Argument Calendar
Local Rule 35.1	En Banc Procedure (Transferred to Local Rule 40.1)
IOP 35.1	En Banc Poll and Decision (Transferred to IOP 40.1)
Local Rule 38.1	Sanctions for Delay
Local Rule 39.1	Reproduction Costs
Local Rule 39.2	Applications Under the Equal Access to Justice Act
Local Rule 40.1	Panel and En Banc Rehearing Procedure
IOP 40.1	En Banc Poll and Decision
Local Rule 40.2	Panel Reconsideration Procedure
Local Rule 42.1	Dismissal Without Prejudice
Local Rule 42.2	Dismissal of Criminal Appeal
Local Rule 45.1	Clerk's Authority to Issue Orders
Local Rule 46.1	Attorney Admission
Local Rule 46.2	Attorney Discipline
Local Rule 46.3	Appeal from District Court Attorney Disciplinary Order
Local Rule 47.1	Death Penalty Cases
IOP 47.1	Death Penalty Cases; Administration

Internal Operating Procedures 9

Rule	Title
IOP A	Name
IOP B	Seal
IOP C	Website
IOP D	Terms, Sessions
IOP E	Quorum
IOP F	Clerk's Office; Mail; Hours
IOP G	Fees
IOP H	Library
IOP I	Circuit Judicial Administration

Appendix to the Local Rules 2

Rule	Title
Appendix Part A	Plan to Implement the Criminal Justice Act of 1964
Appendix Part B	Second Circuit Guidelines Concerning Cameras in the Courtroom

District Courts in the 2nd Circuit 6

District of Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut Eastern District of New York Brooklyn, New York Northern District of New York Syracuse, New York Southern District of New York New York, New York Western District of New York Buffalo, New York District of Vermont Burlington, Vermont