United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island (including the portion in New York City) and Staten Island. The court's territorial jurisdiction includes the Counties of Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau, and Suffolk.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The Acting United States Attorney for the district is Benton J. Campbell, succeeding Roslynn R. Mauskopf who was recently confirmed as the newest judge of the Eastern District.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has 15 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Currently, one seat is vacant due to Judge Korman's assuming senior status. Eleven judges who have taken senior status are eligible to continue hearing cases. As of March 19, 2007, the Chief Judge of the District is Judge Raymond J. Dearie, who succeeded Judge Edward R. Korman.

Name Appointed Appointed by
Chief Judge Raymond J. Dearie 1986   Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge Jack B. Weinstein 1967   Lyndon B. Johnson
Senior District Judge Thomas Collier Platt, Jr. 1974   Richard Nixon
Senior District Judge Charles Proctor Sifton 1977   Jimmy Carter
Senior District Judge Israel Leo Glasser 1981   Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge Lenoard D. Wexler 1981   Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge Edward R. Korman 1985   Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge Arthur Donald Spatt 1989   Ronald Reagan
District Judge Carol Bagley Amon 1990   George H.W. Bush
Senior District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. 1991   George H.W. Bush
Senior District Judge Denis Reagan Hurley 1991   George H.W. Bush
District Judge Joanna Seybert 1993   Bill Clinton
Senior District Judge David G. Trager 1993   Bill Clinton
Senior District Judge Frederic Block 1994   Bill Clinton
District Judge John Gleeson 1994   Bill Clinton
District Judge Allyne R. Ross 1994   Bill Clinton
District Judge Nina Gershon 1996   Bill Clinton
District Judge Nicholas Garaufis 2000   Bill Clinton
District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein 2003   George W. Bush
District Judge Dora Irizarry 2004   George W. Bush
District Judge Sandra L. Townes 2004   George W. Bush
District Judge Joseph Frank Bianco 2006   George W. Bush
District Judge Eric Nicholas Vitaliano 2006   George W. Bush
District Judge Brian Mark Cogan 2006   George W. Bush
District Judge Roslynn Renee Mauskopf 2007   George W. Bush

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