United States District Court, Southern District of New York

About United States District Court, Southern District of New York

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction covers eight New York counties: New York and the Bronx in New York City, and Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan in the Hudson Valley. The district held its first session in November 1789 in lower Manhattan, and appeals from its decisions go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The Clerk of Court publishes procedural information for the public and the bar. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District represents the United States in litigation before the court, and the court's pretrial services office participates in the bail process and supervises released defendants. In New York State, the court holds proceedings in Manhattan, White Plains and Poughkeepsie, with courthouses at 500 Pearl Street and 40 Foley Square in Manhattan, 300 Quarropas Street in White Plains, and 355 Main Street in Poughkeepsie.

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