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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

46 sitting judgesConfirmed from the official record

25 in active service and 21 in senior status. Newest commission first.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Sitting judges of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
JudgeAppointed bySenate voteCommissioned
Jeannette Anne VargasJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 43
Margaret M. GarnettJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden49 to 46
Dale Edwin HoJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden50 to 49
Jessica Gloria Lynn ClarkeJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden48 to 43
Arun Srinivas SubramanianJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden59 to 37
Jennifer Hutchison ReardenJudge. ActiveJoseph R. BidenVoice vote
Jennifer Louise RochonJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 47
John Peter CronanJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump55 to 42
Philip Morgan HalpernJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump77 to 19
Lewis Jeffrey LimanJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump64 to 29
Mary Kay VyskocilJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump91 to 3
Valerie Elaine CaproniJudge. Senior status since January 7, 2025Barack Obama73 to 24
Gregory Howard Woods, IIIJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Vernon Speede BroderickJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Nelson Stephen RománJudge. ActiveBarack Obama97 to 0
Analisa Nadine TorresJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Katherine Polk FaillaJudge. ActiveBarack Obama91 to 0
Lorna Gail SchofieldJudge. Senior status since January 1, 2025Barack Obama91 to 0
Ronnie AbramsJudge. ActiveBarack Obama96 to 2
Jesse Matthew FurmanJudge. ActiveBarack Obama62 to 34
Andrew Lamar Carter, Jr.Judge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Edgardo RamosJudge. ActiveBarack Obama89 to 0
Paul Adam EngelmayerJudge. ActiveBarack Obama98 to 0
James Paul OetkenJudge. ActiveBarack Obama80 to 13
Vincent Louis BriccettiJudge. Senior status since April 21, 2023Barack ObamaVoice vote
Paul G. GardepheJudge. Senior status since August 9, 2023George W. BushVoice vote
Cathy SeibelJudge. Senior status since November 3, 2025George W. BushVoice vote
Paul Austin CrottyJudge. Senior status since August 1, 2015George W. Bush95 to 0
Kenneth M. KarasJudge. ActiveGeorge W. Bush95 to 0
P. Kevin CastelJudge. Senior status since August 5, 2017George W. BushVoice vote
Laura Taylor SwainJudge. ActiveWilliam J. ClintonVoice vote
George B. DanielsJudge. Senior status since May 1, 2021William J. Clinton98 to 0
Victor MarreroJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2010William J. ClintonVoice vote
Naomi Reice BuchwaldJudge. Senior status since March 21, 2012William J. ClintonVoice vote
Richard M. BermanJudge. Senior status since September 11, 2011William J. ClintonVoice vote
Alvin K. HellersteinJudge. Senior status since January 30, 2011William J. ClintonVoice vote
Colleen McMahonJudge. Senior status since April 10, 2021William J. ClintonVoice vote
Jed Saul RakoffJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2010William J. ClintonVoice vote
Sidney H. SteinJudge. Senior status since September 1, 2010William J. ClintonVoice vote
Denise CoteJudge. Senior status since December 15, 2011William J. ClintonVoice vote
Lewis A. KaplanJudge. Senior status since February 1, 2011William J. ClintonVoice vote
John George KoeltlJudge. ActiveWilliam J. ClintonVoice vote
Loretta A. PreskaJudge. Senior status since March 1, 2017George H.W. BushVoice vote
Kimba Maureen WoodJudge. Senior status since June 1, 2009Ronald ReaganVoice vote
Louis Lee StantonJudge. Senior status since October 1, 1996Ronald ReaganVoice vote
Charles Sherman Haight, Jr.Judge. Senior status since September 23, 1995Gerald FordVoice vote
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