Second Circuit Court of Appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is based in lower Manhattan in the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York, New York. This court provides appellate review of cases tried in the United States District Courts within the geographic area of its jurisdiction, which includes Connecticut, New York, and Vermont.

A photograph of the interior of a courtroom in the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, in New York City, New York — Carol M. Highsmith, photographer. Courtroom. Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in the financial district of New York City. [2019]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Print and Microform Resources

Below, please find information about our print and microformat resources for the Second Circuit. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional digital content are provided when available.

Records and Briefs of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Call Number: KF112 2nd.9 .R43
Format: Paper
Holdings: 1891-1926 (scattered); 1926-1974
Location: Fort Meade (off-site storage)
Index: Internal database, staff access only
Records and Briefs of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Call Number: 93/10002 (LL)
Format: Microfilm
Holdings: 1891-1975 (coverage range)
Location: Fort Meade (off-site storage)
Index: Available in print at the Reference Desk (KF112 2nd.9 .R43) (case name index only)
Records and Briefs of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Call Number: 93/10002 RR
Format: Microfiche
Holdings: 76-4195 to 2009-5693
Location: Law Library Reading Room
Index: None available (shelved by docket number)

Additional Resources

For further information about the Second Circuit, visit one of the free online resources listed below.

Second Circuit Website
The Second Circuit's website includes links to judicial opinions, oral argument recordings, and procedural rules, among other information.
U.S. Federal Courts Circuit Map
Second Circuit – Records and Briefs
(Georgetown University Law Library)
This digital collection of select records and briefs includes over 1,300 documents covering the time period of 1974-1975. Search for documents by keywords (e.g., party names or docket number) or browse by party name (“Title”) or by date of the document (“By Creation Date”). Each document webpage includes basic citation information and a link to the title page. The full-text of the document is retrieved by selecting the “View full item at the Internet Archive” link.

For information on subscription databases containing federal appellate court dockets and court documents (records and briefs), see the Additional Resources portion of this guide.

U.S. Federal Appellate Courts: Records and Briefs

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Print and Microform Resources

Additional Resources