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U.S. Circuit Courts for the Districts of New York: Circuit Justices and Judges

Supreme Court Justices Allotted to New York's Circuit, 1789-1911

Eastern Circuit, 1789-1801
Cushing, William (Spring 1790-Spring 1792)
Jay, John (Spring 1790-Spring 1792)
Iredell, James (Fall 1792)
Wilson, James (Fall 1792-Spring 1794)
Cushing, William (Spring 1793)
Blair, John Jr. (Fall 1793)
Cushing, William (Spring 1794-Fall 1794)
Paterson, William (Spring 1794-Fall 1794)
Iredell, James (Spring 1795)
Cushing, William (Fall 1795)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1796)
Cushing, William (Fall 1796)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Spring 1797)
Cushing, William (Fall 1797-Spring 1798)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Spring 1798-Fall 1798)
Paterson, William (Spring 1798-Fall 1798)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1799)
Cushing, William (Fall 1799-Fall 1800)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Fall 1799)
Paterson, William (Fall 1799-Fall 1800)
Washington, Bushrod (Spring 1800)

Second Circuit, 1802-1911
Washington, Bushrod (1802-1803)
Paterson, William (1803-1806)
Livingston, Henry Brockholst (1808-1823)
Thompson, Smith (1823-1843)
Nelson, Samuel (1845-1872)
Hunt, Ward (1873-1882)
Field, Stephen Johnson (1882)
Blatchford, Samuel M. (1882-1893)
Gray, Horace (1893-1894)
Brown, Henry Billings (1894-1896)
Peckham, Rufus Wheeler (1896-1909)
Lurton, Horace Harmon (1910-1911)
Hughes, Charles Evans (1911)

Circuit Judges Serving New York's Circuit (Second), 1869-1911

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