November 10, 2025
Notice Regarding Court Operations (Updated 11/10/2025)
Due to the ongoing lapse in appropriations and corresponding effect on court operations, the Court will have limited services on Friday, November 14, 2025, and Friday, November 21, 2025. Certain proceedings may continue as scheduled; others may be postponed. All public intake counters will be closed during this time. The Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system will remain available, and the drop box at the Worth Street entrance to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse will remain accessible. For emergency applications, please consult the Court’s Part One procedures. Please see the Standing Order regarding court operations
Click to view the NoticeJune 25, 2020
In the Matter of the Appointment of Sarah Netburn as Full-Time Magistrate Judge
In the Matter of the Appointment of Sarah Netburn as Full-Time Magistrate Judge
Click to view the NoticeDecember 23, 2019
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Bankruptcy Judgeship
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit invites applications from qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge.
There are two vacancies in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan and one vacancy in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.
Both the full vacancy announcement and the application form are posted on the Court’s website at www.ca2.uscourts.gov
Click to view the NoticeJune 28, 2019
SDNY Board of Judges Selects Sarah Cave to Serve as Magistrate Judge
March 7, 2017
You Are Invited: Mediation In 2019
2.0 NYS CLE Credits in Professional Practice (Free)
Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.
May 20, 2016
Section 1983 White Plains Pilot Town Hall Meeting on May 20
On May 20, 2016, the Court will host a Town Hall meeting to answer questions and solicit comments and suggestions for the § 1983 Plan in White Plains.
Judges, representatives from the New York City Law Department, and the Director of the Court’s ADR Program will attend. The meeting will be held in the Courthouse at 300 Quarropas Street, Jury Assembly Room, from 12-1:30. Lunch will be served.
If you plan to attend please RSVP to Rebecca_Price@nysd.uscourts.gov by Monday May 9.
If you cannot attend, and wish to comment, please send comments to Rebecca_Price@nysd.uscourts.gov by May 20, 2016.
Local Civil Rule 83.10 can be viewed by going to http://nysd.uscourts.gov/mediation under “Mediation Rules and Procedures”.
April 1, 2016
Public Notice for Reappointment of Incumbent Magistrate Judges
The current terms of the office of United States Magistrate Judges Debra Freeman and Gabriel W. Gorenstein are due to expire on March 1, 2017.
The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointments of the magistrate judges to a new eight year term
October 30, 2015
SDNY Board of Judges Selects Barbara Moses to Serve as Magistrate Judge
April 15, 2015
Memorial Service for the Hon. Harold Baer, Jr. Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Please join The Board of Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in commemorating the life and federal service of the Hon. Harold Baer, Jr.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Ceremonial Courtroom, 4:00 pm
June 30, 2014
SDNY Board of Judges Selects Judith C. McCarthy to Serve as Magistrate Judge
The Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has selected Judith C. McCarthy to serve as a Magistrate Judge for a term of eight years. She will serve on the bench at the Charles L. Brieant United States Courthouse in White Plains.
Click to view the NoticeApril 21, 2014
Southern District of New York Announces a Special Session to Commemorate the Court's 225th Anniversary
Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska has announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District Court will hold a special session on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to commemorate the first session of the Court held 225 years ago.
Click to view the NoticeFebruary 25, 2014
Upholding the Rule of Law in Germany's Federal Republic: The Mykonos Case
The Federal Bar Association's Federal Litigation Section and the Southern District of New York chapter present a panel discussion on the Mykonos case, a three-year trial in Berlin's High Criminal Court that resulted in the conviction of four individuals accused of murdering Iranian dissidents in a Berlin restaurant. Presented in conjunction with the SDNY Lawyers Without Rights exhibit, running from February 13 - April 11 at 500 Pearl Street.
Click to view the NoticeLawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich
In conjunction with the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association of the Southern District of New York, and the German Federal bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will host an exhibit depicting how Jewish lawyers were barred from courts beginning in 1933 and how individual rights and the rule of law were neglected during the Nazi era. This exhibit is located in the lobby of the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street; it runs from February 18 through April 11.