UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
S O U T H E R N D I S T R I C T OF N E W Y O R K
NOTICE TO THE BAR
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN TAMMI HELLWIG
Chief Judge Clerk of Court
Dated: Contact:
February 13, 2026
[email protected]
Southern District Court Adopts Amendment to Rule 3 of
the Rules for Division of Business Among District Judges
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has amended
Rule 3 of the Rules for Division of Business Among District Judges, effective February 12,
2026. The Rule, which concerns Part I, has been amended to conform to the Court’s current
practices and clarify that Part I is available after hours, including weekends, holidays, and during
court closures, in case of emergency and that after-hours contact information is available on the
Court’s website (specifically, at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/part1-schedule).
The text of the amendment is attached. The Rules for Division of Business Among
District Judges may be found at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules.
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THE HON. CHARLES L. BRIEANT JR. THE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN THE THURGOOD MARSHALL
FEDERAL BUILDING AND COURTHOUSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
300 QUARROPAS STREET 500 PEARL STREET, ROOM 820 40 FOLEY SQUARE
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601-4150 NEW YORK, NY 10007-1312 NEW YORK, NY 10007
Rules for the Division of Business Among District Judges, S.D.N.Y
Amendment to Rule 3. Part I
(Effective February 12, 2026. Amendments appear in red.)
Rule 3. Part I
(a) Establishment of Part I
Part I is established for hearing and determining certain emergency and miscellaneous
matters in civil and criminal cases. Judges shall choose assignment to Part I from an
appropriate schedule, in order of their seniority, for periods not to exceed three weeks
in each year. The judge(s) assigned full-time to White Plains do not sit in Part I in
Manhattan. The assignment committee may, on consent of the judges affected, change
such assignments, if necessary, to meet the needs of the court.
Part I shall be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except on
holidays) and available after hours — including weekends, holidays, and during court
closures — in case of emergency. After-hours contact information for the Part I judge is
available on the Court’s website. The judge presiding in Part I may fix such other times
for any proceeding as necessary.
THE HON. CHARLES L. BRIEANT JR. THE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN THE THURGOOD MARSHALL
FEDERAL BUILDING AND COURTHOUSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
300 QUARROPAS STREET 500 PEARL STREET, ROOM 820 40 FOLEY SQUARE
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601-4150 NEW YORK, NY 10007-1312 NEW YORK, NY 10007
