The Manhattan seat is located at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse at 40 Centre Street.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney for the district is Michael J. Garcia. Courthouses are located in Manhattan and White Plains.
The court shares geographic jurisdiction over New York City with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which manages Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island) counties, along with Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island.
The Southern District is one of the most influential and active federal district courts in the United States, largely because of its jurisdiction over New York's major financial centers. The large number of complex cases tried in SDNY and an unusually aggressive style of litigation combined with the overall power and prestige of this district caused legal commentators to joke that S.D.N.Y. stood for the "Sovereign District of New York."citation needed
The Southern District of New York was subdivided out of the United States District Court for the District of New York on April 9, 1814 along with the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Judges
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has 28 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. One seat is currently vacant. Eighteen judges who have taken senior status are eligible to continue hearing cases. As of August 1, 2006, the Chief Judge of the District is Judge Kimba M. Wood, succeeding Judge Michael B. Mukasey, who returned to private practice and currently serves as Attorney General of the United States.
The District Judges (active and senior) sitting as of 2008 are:
Former judges
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