Below are tables showing authorized positions for U.S. district judges, U.S. bankruptcy judges, and U.S. magistrate judges. While district and bankruptcy judgeships are authorized by congressional statute, magistrate judgeships are authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States. For more detail regarding the authorization of these judgeships, see the Legislative History and Succession Chart(s) pages for each district court (see menu at right), Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships, Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location), and Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year).
Authorized District Judgeships |
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New York District
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Northern
District |
Eastern
District |
Southern
District |
Western
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| September 24, 1789 1 Stat. 73 |
1
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1
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| April 29, 1812 2 Stat. 719 |
2
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2
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| April 9, 1814 3 Stat. 120 |
1
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1 |
2
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| February 25, 1865 13 Stat. 438 |
1
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1
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1
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3
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| May 12, 1900 31 Stat. 175 |
1
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1
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1
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1
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4
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| February 9, 1903 32 Stat. 805 |
1
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1 | 2 |
1
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5
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| May 26, 1906 34 Stat. 202 |
1
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1 | 3 |
1
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6
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| March 2, 1909 35 Stat. 685 |
1
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1 | 4 |
1
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7
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| June 25, 1910 36 Stat. 838 |
1
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2 | 4 |
1
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8
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| February 25, 1919 (effective ca. April 29, 1920) 40 Stat. 1156 |
2
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2 | 4 |
1
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9
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| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
2
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3 | 6 |
1
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12
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January 10, 1925
Temporary judgeship expired |
1
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3 | 6 |
1
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11
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| March 3, 1927 44 Stat. 1370 |
1
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3 | 6 |
2
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12
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| March 3, 1927 44 Stat. 1374 |
2
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3 | 6 |
2
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13
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| February 26, 1929 45 Stat. 1317 |
2
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3 | 9 |
2
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16
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| February 28, 1929 45 Stat. 1409 |
2
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5 | 9 |
2
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18
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| August 19, 1935 49 Stat. 659 |
2
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6 | 9 |
2
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19
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| June 15, 1936 49 Stat. 1491 |
2
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6 | 11 |
2
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21
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| May 31, 1938 52 Stat. 584 |
2
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6 | 12 |
2
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22
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| March 24, 1940 54 Stat. 219 |
2
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6 | 13 |
2
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23
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December 31, 1943
Temporary judgeship expired |
2
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6 | 12 |
2
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22
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| August 3, 1949 63 Stat. 493 |
2
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6 | 16 |
2
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26
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| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
2
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6 | 18 |
2
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28
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| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
2
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8 | 24 |
2
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36
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| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
2
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8 | 24 |
3
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37
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| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
2
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9 | 27 |
3
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41
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| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
3
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10 | 27 |
3
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43
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
4
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12 | 27 |
4
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47
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| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
5
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15 | 28 |
4
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52
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| December 1, 1990 (effective February 2021) 104 Stat. 5089 |
5 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 53 | |
| January 31, 2024 Temporary judgeship expired |
5 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 52 | |
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Northern District |
Eastern District |
Southern District |
Western District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| August 26, 1992 106 Stat. 965 |
2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| April 20, 2005 119 Stat. 196 |
3 (2 + 1 temporary) |
7 (6 + 1 temporary) |
10 (9 + 1 temporary) |
3 | 23 (20 + 3 temporary) |
| March 1, 2012 Temporary judgeships expired |
3 (2 + 1 temporary) |
7 (6 + 1 temporary) |
9 | 3 | 22 (20 + 2 temporary) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Northern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Albany | 1 (1982–present) | 1 (1971–1981) | clerk-magistrate 1 (1978–1981) 0 (1982) 1 (1983–1991) |
| Albany or Binghamton or Watertown | 1 (1997–present) | ||
| Auburn | 1 (1971–1979) | ||
| Binghamton | 1 (1971–1979) | ||
| Binghamton or Syracuse or Watertown | 1 (1998–present) | ||
| Champlain or Plattsburgh | 1 (1974–present) | ||
| Plattsburgh | 1 (1971–1973) | ||
| Rome | 1 (1972–1979) | ||
| Syracuse | 1 (1980–present) | 1 (1971–1979) | |
| Syracuse or Utica | 1 (1991–present) | ||
| Troy | 1 (1973–1981) | ||
| Utica | 1 (1971) | ||
| Watertown | 1 (1994–1996) | 1 (1971–1993) | |
| Total | 0 (1971–1979) 1 (1980–1981) 2 (1982–1990) 3 (1991–1993) 4 (1994–1997) 5 (1998–present) |
7 (1971–1972) 8 (1973–1979) 4 (1980–1981) 2 (1982–1993) 1 (1994–present) |
0 (1971–1977) 1 (1978–1981) 0 (1982) 1 (1983–1991) 0 (1992–present) |
| Eastern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Brooklyn | 2 (1971–1977) 3 (1978–1980) 2 (1981) 3 (1982–1985) 4 (1986–1990) 6 (1991–1992) 7 (1993–1995) 8 (1996–1999) 9 (2000–2004) 10 (2005–present) |
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| Brooklyn or Central Islip | 1 (2008–present) | ||
| Central Islip | 4 (2002–2004) 5 (2005–2007) 4 (2008–present) |
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| Hempstead | 1 (1981–1990) | ||
| Hempstead or Hauppauge | 1 (1991–2001) | ||
| Hauppauge or Uniondale | 1 (1996–2001) | ||
| Minneola | 1 (1971–1975) | ||
| Patchogue | 1 (1971–1995) | ||
| Uniondale | 1 (1993–1994) 2 (1995–2001) |
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| Total | 2 (1971–1977) 3 (1978–1981) 4 (1982–1985) 5 (1986–1990) 7 (1991–1992) 9 (1993–1994) 10 (1995) 12 (1996–1999) 13 (2000–2004) 15 (2005–present) |
2 (1971–1975) 1 (1976–1995) 0 (1996–present) |
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| Southern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Middletown | 1 (2004–2017) | ||
| Newburgh | 1 (1989–2003) | ||
| New York | 5 (1971–1975) 6 (1976–1979) 7 (1980–1983) 8 (1984–1990) 9 (1991–1993) 10 (1994) 11 (1995–2022) 12 (2023–present) |
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| New York or White Plains | 1 (1985–1994) 2 (1995–1997) 3 (1998–present) |
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| Poughkeepsie | 1 (1971–1988) 0 (1989–2017) 1 (2018–present) |
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| Total | 5 (1971–1975) 6 (1976–1979) 7 (1980–1983) 8 (1984) 9 (1985–1990) 10 (1991–1993) 11 (1994) 13 (1995–1997) 14 (1998–2022) 15 (2023–present) |
1 (1971–present) | |
| Western District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Buffalo | 1 (1971–1994) 2 (1995–present) |
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| Buffalo or Rochester | 1 (1991–present) | ||
| Elmira | 1 (1971–1983) | ||
| Niagara Falls | 1 (1971–1983) | ||
| Olean | 1 (1971–1983) | ||
| Rochester | 1 (1985–1998) 2 (1999–present) |
1 (1971–1984) | |
| Total | 1 (1971–1984) 2 (1985–1990) 3 (1991–1994) 4 (1995–1998) 5 (1999–present) |
4 (1971–1983) 1 (1984) 0 (1985–present) |
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Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Northern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Utica, Watertown | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 0 | Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Rome, Syracuse, Watertown | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 0 | Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Rome, Syracuse, Troy, Watertown | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1974–1977 | 0 | Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Champlain or Plattsburgh, Rome, Syracuse, Troy, Watertown | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1978–1979 | 0 | Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Champlain or Plattsburgh, Rome, Syracuse, Troy, Watertown | 8 | Albany (clerk-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1980–1981 | Syracuse | 1 | Albany, Champlain or Plattsburgh, Troy, Watertown | 4 | Albany (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1982 | Albany, Syracuse | 2 | Champlain or Plattsburgh, Watertown | 2 | 0 | |
| 1983–1990 | Albany, Syracuse | 2 | Champlain or Plattsburgh, Watertown | 2 | Albany (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1991 | Albany, Syracuse, Syracuse or Utica | 3 | Champlain or Plattsburgh, Watertown | 2 | Albany (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1992–1993 | Albany, Syracuse, Syracuse or Utica | 3 | Champlain or Plattsburgh, Watertown | 2 | 0 | |
| 1994–1996 | Albany, Syracuse, Syracuse or Utica, Watertown | 4 | Champlain or Plattsburgh | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Albany, Albany or Binghamton or Watertown, Syracuse, Syracuse or Utica | 4 | Champlain or Plattsburgh | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998–present | Albany, Albany or Binghamton or Watertown, Binghamton or Syracuse or Watertown, Syracuse, Syracuse or Utica | 5 | Champlain or Plattsburgh | 1 | 0 | |
| Eastern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1975 | Brooklyn (2) | 2 | Minneola, Patchogue | 2 | ||
| 1976–1977 | Brooklyn (2) | 2 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1978–1980 | Brooklyn (3) | 3 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1981 | Brooklyn (2), Hempstead | 3 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1982–1985 | Brooklyn (3), Hempstead | 4 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1986–1990 | Brooklyn (4), Hempstead | 5 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1991–1992 | Brooklyn (6), Hempstead or Hauppauge | 7 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1993–1994 | Brooklyn (7), Hempstead or Hauppauge, Uniondale | 9 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1995 | Brooklyn (7), Hempstead or Hauppauge, Uniondale (2) | 10 | Patchogue | 1 | ||
| 1996–1999 | Brooklyn (8), Hempstead or Hauppauge, Hauppauge or Uniondale, Uniondale (2) | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2000–2001 | Brooklyn (9), Hempstead or Hauppauge, Hauppauge or Uniondale, Uniondale (2) | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2002–2004 | Brooklyn (9), Central Islip (4) | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2005–2007 | Brooklyn (10), Central Islip (5) | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2008–present | Brooklyn (10), Brooklyn or Central Islip, Central Islip (4) | 15 | 0 | |||
| Southern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1975 | New York (5) | 5 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| 1976–1979 | New York (6) | 6 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| 1980–1983 | New York (7) | 7 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| 1984 | New York (8) | 8 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| 1985–1988 | New York (8), New York or White Plains | 9 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| 1989–1990 | New York (8), New York or White Plains | 9 | Newburgh | 1 | ||
| 1991–1993 | New York (9), New York or White Plains | 10 | Newburgh | 1 | ||
| 1994 | New York (10), New York or White Plains | 11 | Newburgh | 1 | ||
| 1995–1997 | New York (11), New York or White Plains (2) | 13 | Newburgh | 1 | ||
| 1998–2003 | New York (11), New York or White Plains (3) | 14 | Newburgh | 1 | ||
| 2004–2017 | New York (11), New York or White Plains (3) | 14 | Middletown | 1 | ||
| 2018–2022 | New York (11), New York or White Plains (3) | 14 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| 2023–present | New York (12), New York or White Plains (3) | 15 | Poughkeepsie | 1 | ||
| Western District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1983 | Buffalo | 1 | Elmira, Niagara Falls, Olean, Rochester | 4 | ||
| 1984 | Buffalo | 1 | Rochester | 1 | ||
| 1985–1990 | Buffalo, Rochester | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1991–1994 | Buffalo, Buffalo or Rochester, Rochester | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1995–1998 | Buffalo (2), Buffalo or Rochester, Rochester | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1999–present | Buffalo (2), Buffalo or Rochester, Rochester (2) | 5 | 0 | |||