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The NDNY-FCBA was constituted to provide a forum to promote a more effective exchange of ideas between the practicing bar and the federal court as well as to provide educational and social programs for attorneys and court personnel.
Our mission is to foster the highest ethical and professional standards for all attorneys in the NDNY by providing continuing legal education and a liaison between the Federal Bench and Bar, monitoring and proposing changes as needed to the Local and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and performing such other acts as to enhance the standards of federal practice in the District.
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The current term of the office of United States Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric at Binghamton, New York is due to expire on June 30, 2027. Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court and should be directed to the attention of the Committee Chair; in care of: John M. Domurad, Clerk of Court, U.S. District Court, 100 S. Clinton Street, P.O. Box 7367, Syracuse, New York 13261-7367. Comments must be received by October 30, 2026.
2026 NDNY-FCBA Trial Advocacy Training Program Nominations Now Being Accepted
At the request of the Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, the Federal Court Bar Association invites nominations for the 2026 Trial Advocacy Training Program, a highly selective, hands-on training initiative designed to develop the next generation of federal trial attorneys. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS AUGUST 3, 2026.
Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Application 2026
The Federal Court Bar Association for the Northern District of New York Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for the 2024 Scholarship Cycle. In December 2005, the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association established The Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Program to recognize exemplary law students who attend Albany Law School, Cornell University College of Law, and Syracuse University College of Law. In calendar year 2024, the Association will select three (3) scholars, one from each school, each of whom will receive a scholarship in the sum of $2,000. Students currently in their second year of law school are eligible to apply.
