<page_title> List of former United States district courts </page_title> <section_title> New York </section_title> <table> <cell> James Duane </cell> <cell> George Washington </cell> <cell> September 26, 1789 </cell> </table>
On September 1789, Washington named James Duane the first judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York, created by 1 Stat.