The Eastern and Southern Districts of New York Invite Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the Courts’ Joint Local Rules


After-Hours Emergency Applications


Vacancy Announcement - SDNY District Executive's Office - Chief Counsel (Pro Se)


Press Advisory-August 18, 2025


The Southern District of New York Mentorship Program


Off-Cycle Expansion of the SDNY Capital Panel

The application cycle for the CJA Panel term beginning in 2026 has closed.  Applications for the three-year term beginning in 2027 will be available in April 2026 and will close on May 31, 2026.


Merit Selection Panel Order- Reappointment of USMJ Wang


Public Notice for Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Wang


Alejandro B. Fernandez to Serve as Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont.


Public Notice for Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Aaron


Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy- EDNY


Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy- WDNY- EXTENSION


Press Release: Selection of Sheryl P. Giugliano to Serve as Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of New York


United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Bankruptcy Judgeship


United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Federal Public Defender- NDNY


Federal Public Defender Vacancy - [Extension of application period until April 30, 2025]


Merit Selection Panel Order- Reappointment of USMJ Lehrburger and USMJ Aaron


Public Notice for Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Lehrburger


Eastern and Southern District Courts Adopt Amendments to Joint Local Rules


Southern District Court Amends Its Plan for Student Practice to Permit Student Practice in Criminal Proceedings


SDNY BOARD OF JUDGES SELECTS HENRY J. RICARDO TO SERVE AS MAGISTRATE JUDGE


Merit Selection Panel Order- Appt of a New Magistrate Judge


Merit Selection Panel Order- Reappointment of USMJ Parker


Selection of Kyu Young (Mike) Paek to Serve as Bankruptcy Judge in the Southern District of NY


Public Notice for Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker


Public Comment for the Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane

Public Comment for the Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane


SDNY CJA Mentoring Program Now Accepting Applications


Amended Procedures for Highly Sensitive Documents


Full-time Magistrate Judge Vacancy Notice - Application- NYC


Vacancy Announcement- Bankruptcy Judge


SDNY BOARD OF JUDGES SELECTS GARY STEIN TO SERVE AS MAGISTRATE JUDGE


Notice to the Bar- SDNY Announces Elimination of Attorney Service Passes


In re: Appt of Merit Selection Panel 40 Foley Sq- Judge Moses


Order M10-456 In Re: Appointment of Merit Selection Panel Foley Square


Fulltime MJ Vacancy Notice & Application- White Plains


Order M10-456 In Re: Appointment of Merit Selection Panel White Plains for the Selection of a Full-Time USMJ


SDNY BOARD OF JUDGES SELECTS ROBYN F. TARNOFSKY TO SERVE AS MAGISTRATE JUDGE


Notification of Selection of Kim Berg to Serve as Part-Time Magistrate Judge


CJA Application Notice 2022


Supervised Release April- 2022 Update


Southern District Board of Judges Reappoints Judith C. McCarthy to Serve as Magistrate Judge


Southern District Board of Judges Selects Valerie Figueredo to Serve as Magistrate Judge


Board of Judges Select Jennifer Willis to Serve as Magistrate Judge


Order Appointing the Honorable James L Cott, Chief United States Magistrate Judge


CJA Mentoring Program


Merit Selection Panel Poughkeepsie


Merit Selection Panel White Plains


Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Bankruptcy Judgeship

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Bankruptcy Judgeship


Part-Time Magistrate Judge Vacancy 2021


Public Notice for Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Judith McCarthy


SDNY Announces Revisions to the ECF Rules & Instructions Regarding Exhibits, and Consent to Magistrate Judge Forms


Eastern and Southern District Courts Adopt Amendments to Local Civil Rule 1.5, Discipline of Attorneys and Reformatted Joint Local Rules


Southern District of New York Seeking Candidates for Criminal Justice Act Panel


Changes to ECF filing procedures


Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel Foley Square


Modified Procedures for Highly Sensitive Documents


Suspension of In-Person Operations


Fulltime MJ Vacancy- NYC Extension


SDNY Phase III Re-Entry


Court Operations (COVID-19)


Covid-19 Protocols


In the Matter of the Appointment of Audrey Strauss as United States Attorney


Update to PACER Multifactor Authentication Requirement


Southern District of New York ADR Program Announces Personal Injury Pilot Program Effective July 14, 2025


Southern District of New York ADR Program Announces Third Amended Standing Order For Employment Discrimination Cases Effective September 15, 2025


Fraud Alert for On-Line CVB Payments


Southern District Of New York Seeking Candidates For Criminal Justice Act Panel


Honorable Kevin Thomas Duffy


Courthouse Entry Procedures, March 24, 2020


SDNY Phase III Re-entry Description


Extension of Time Under the Speedy Trial Act (20 MISC 196)


Court Reporter Tele/Videoconferencing Best Practices


AMENDED Video Teleconferencing and Telephone Conferencing for Criminal Proceedings (20 MISC) 176


Restrictions on Visitors to the Courthouses (20 MISC 138)


Signatures and the Form of Consents and Waivers in Criminal Cases


Waiver of National Policy Requirement for Officer Related Activities in Certain GPS Cases (20 MISC 183)


Temporary Provision for Pro Se Litigants to FIle by Email (20 MISC 179)


Pandemic Bail Report Dissemination and Confidentiality (M10-468)


SDNY Screening Instructions


Important - Entry into Courthouses (20 MISC 155)


Suspension of Jury Trials as a result of COVID-19 and the Limitation of Court Operations


COVID Courtroom Protocol


Interim CJA Voucher Authorization


Central Violations Bureau


SDNY Covid Entry Questionnaire Guide


Deferral of Jury Service of Persons Prohibited from Entry to Courthouses 20 MISC 285 (CM)


Protocol for Domestic Travelers


2020 Phased Re-Entry Plan (Covid-19)


In Re: Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic


Suspension of Local Rule 6 (20 MISC 173)


Suspension of Jury Trials Until June 1, 2020 (20 MISC 172)


SDNY COVID-19 Entry Questionnaire Guide


Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses (20 misc 138)


Extension of Time under the Speedy Trial Act (20 MISC 196) (September 9, 2020)


Video Teleconferencing and Telephone Conferencing for Criminal Proceedings


In re Matter of Certain Administrative and Civil Forfeiture Proceedings (20 MISC 194)


Southern District Adopts Amendments to Rule for Division of Business 6, Criminal Proceedings


SDNY CJA Mentoring Program Now Accepting Applications

The Attorney Mentoring Program of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, is accepting applications for its class of 2024–25. This Program is designed to equip experienced State Court practitioners with the special skills and knowledge needed to represent defendants in federal criminal cases. One important goal of the Mentoring Program is to expand the diversity of the federal defense bar. Accordingly, we place particular emphasis on equipping women and members of minority communities with the experience and expertise necessary to become viable candidates for the Criminal Justice Act Panel. However, The Program is open to all members of the Bar. Accordingly, all members of the Bar are encouraged and welcomed to apply to participate in this Program. Interested attorneys should complete the Mentoring Program application form, and email it to Peter Quijano at peter@qandelaw.com, and Anthony Ricco at tonyricco@aol.com. “The Southern District’s Mentoring Program was the first of its kind in the nation and since been the model for similar programs nationwide. It has enhanced the membership of our defense bar, enabling diverse and talented lawyers to gain federal practice experience in mentoring relationships with distinguished practitioners. Experienced state court practitioners are given exposure to the legal and practical differences between state and federal practice, learning in federal courtrooms under the tutelage of some of the finest federal criminal defense lawyers anywhere, and have the opportunity to be considered for membership on our Criminal Justice Act Panel.” – Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain

Memorandum Regarding Transcript Rates July 5, 2023


Remote Access to Judicial Proceedings (21 MISC 45) (January 19, 2021)


SDNY (non-device) Entry Questionnaire


Extension of Interim CJA Vouchers Authorization (20 MISC 198) (January 7, 2021)


2020 Phased Re-entry Plan (COVID-19) (November 19, 2020)


Temporary Provisions for Jurors and Cellular Telephone Authorization for Jurors and Trial Participants (20 MISC 316) (September 9, 2020)


2020 Phased Re-entry Plan (COVID-19)


SDNY (non-device) Entry Questionnaire


REPORTING A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST - ALL COURTHOUSE VISITORS


Termination of Authorization to Conduct Criminal Proceedings Remotely Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act


SDNY (non-device) Entry Questionnaire


Temporary Provisions for Jurors and Cellular Telephone Authorization for Jurors and Trial Participants (20 MISC 316) (February 9, 2021)


Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses (20 misc 138)


PROCEDURES FOR THE FILING, SERVICE, AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS


Resumption of In-Person Presentments


Important - Service of Process Suspension (20 MISC 153)


In re: Appointment of Merit Selection Panel - Foley Square


Restrictions on Entry to the Courthouses (21-MISC-164) (February 9, 2021)


M10-468 Sixteenth Amended Standing Order relating to restrictions on entry to Courthouses


Skype for Business Instructions for Attorneys


PACER Multifactor Authentication Requirement


Important - SDNY Restricts Courthouse Access (Second Amended)


COVID-19 Protocols Following Positive Diagnosis, Symptoms or Exposure to COVID-19


Important - Suspension of Attorney Service Passes


Soliciting Applications for the Joint Committee on Local Rules for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York