Second Circuit
Debra Ann Livingston
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA20903
- Nominated
- Jan. 9, 2007
- Committee hearing
- April 11, 2007
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 3, 2007
- Senate vote
- 91–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- May 9, 2007
- Commissioned
- May 17, 2007
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2020until Jan. 1, 2026
- Senior status
- July 1, 2026
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Nominations
Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.
| Nominee | Court | Received | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew A. Schwartz PN938-2 | Second Circuit | April 27, 2026 | Confirmed | 50–45 |
Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Ceasar
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Rapaport v. Nivoda
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Miguel Rivera, A/K/A Macho
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Aug. 31opinion issued Authored the opinion in Dziedziach v. Blanche
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Waters v. Kory
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Aug. 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. VanHoesen
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Martin
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Matos
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Paez v. Syracuse University
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in SEC V.
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Aug. 6opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Browning
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Aug. 6opinion issued Authored the opinion in Farrington v. Poole
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Ceasar | 25-949(L) | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Rapaport v. Nivoda | 25-1065 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| United States v. Miguel Rivera, A/K/A Macho | 24-3120 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | |
| Dziedziach v. Blanche | 23-6837 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | Authored |
| Waters v. Kory | 25-76 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| United States v. VanHoesen | 24-2692 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Martin | 24-3013 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. Matos | 22-1561 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | Authored |
| Paez v. Syracuse University | 25-1747 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Farrington v. Poole | 24-2718 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Browning | 24-2861 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | Authored |
| SEC V. | 25-35 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel | 25-103 | Decided | July 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Mahdawi v. Trump | 25-1113 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. DeJesus | 23-6259 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. v. the City of New York | 25-1506 | Decided | July 13, 2026 | |
| United States v. Salvador | 24-656 | Decided | July 7, 2026 | |
| Griffin v. LaManna | 24-3009-pr | Decided | April 29, 2026 | |
| GEICO v. Mayzenberg | 22-2537 | Decided | March 10, 2026 | |
| Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company | 24-1069 | Decided | Feb. 12, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | United States v. Ceasar | Second Circuit | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Dziedziach v. Blanche | Second Circuit | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. VanHoesen | Second Circuit | Aug. 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Matos | Second Circuit | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Browning | Second Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Farrington v. Poole | Second Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel | Second Circuit | July 28, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Mahdawi v. Trump | Second Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Kellogg v. Nichols | Second Circuit | June 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Carroll v. Trump | Second Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Fabian | Second Circuit | March 25, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Havlish v. Taliban; Aliganga v. Taliban | Second Circuit | March 19, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company | Second Circuit | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Harris | Second Circuit | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Black v. Almodovar; G.M. v. Almodovar | Second Circuit | Oct. 24, 2025 |
| Opinion | Öztürk v. Hyde; Mahdawi v. Trump | Second Circuit | Sept. 19, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Delgado | Second Circuit | Aug. 27, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Bullock | Second Circuit | Aug. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | Isaacs v. Zimmerman | Second Circuit | Aug. 13, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Wynder, Jr. | Second Circuit | Aug. 7, 2025 |