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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of New York: Judicial District Organization, 1814-present

 
Eastern District of New York
Northern District of New York
Southern District of New York
Western District of New York
April 9, 1814
3 Stat. 120
Not yet established. Counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Essex, Franklin, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Otsego, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Warren, and Washington. Counties of Albany, Berkshire, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. Not yet established.
April 3, 1818
3 Stat. 414
Not yet established. Counties of Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Genesee, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, and Washington. Counties of Berkshire, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. Not yet established.
February 25, 1865
13 Stat. 438
Counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk.

The statute assigned the Eastern and Southern Districts concurrent jurisdiction over the waters within the Eastern District counties.

Counties of Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. Counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.

The statute assigned the Eastern and Southern Districts concurrent jurisdiction over the waters within the Eastern District counties.

Not yet established.
May 12, 1900
31 Stat. 175
Counties of Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk.

The statute repealed the Southern District's concurrent jurisdiction over the waters within the Eastern District counties.

Counties of Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, and Washington. The statute repealed the district's concurrent jurisdiction over the waters within the Eastern District counties. Counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
March 3, 1911
36 Stat. 1119
The statute assigned the Eastern and Southern Districts concurrent jurisdiction over the waters in the counties of Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk. The statute made no changes to the district. The statute assigned the Eastern and Southern Districts concurrent jurisdiction over the waters in the counties of Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk. The statute made no changes to the district.
January 21, 1920
41 Stat. 394
The statute made no changes to the district. The statute made no changes to the district. Counties of Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. The statute made no changes to the district.
June 25, 1948
62 Stat. 885
The statute assigned the Eastern and Southern Districts concurrent jurisdiction over the waters in the counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk. The statute made no changes to the district. Counties of Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.

The statute assigned the Eastern and Southern Districts concurrent jurisdiction over the waters in the counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk.

The statute made no changes to the district.
October 2, 1978
92 Stat. 885
The statute made no change to the district. Counties of Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, and Washington. Counties of Bronx, Dutchess, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester. The statute made no changes to the district.
*Historical county information obtained from William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, at The Newberry Library.

 

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