--- title: "Frederick James Scullin Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-james-scullin-jr" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Frederick James Scullin Jr. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Other federal service: Judge on the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2004–2011) - Chief Judge: held the role of Chief Judge of the Northern District of New York from 2000 to 2006 - Judge, District Court, N.D. New York, 1992-2006 - Service: Judge of the Northern District of New York from 1992 to March 13, 2006, when he assumed senior status - U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1982-1992 - Special assistant attorney general, Organized Crime Task Force, State of New York, 1971-1978 - Assistant district attorney, Onondaga County, NY, 1968-1971 - Assistant district attorney, Onondaga County, New York, 1968-1971 - Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - Current role: Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ### Education - Syracuse University College of Law — 1964 - Niagara University — B.S. (1961) ### Additional information - On July 26, 2014, Judge Scullin struck down the District of Columbia’s total ban on public carrying of handguns outside the home, ruling it violated the Second Amendment. - Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-2004 - Private practice, Syracuse, NY, 1980-1982 - Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1967-1968, 1980-1982 - Chief prosecutor, governor's council for prosecution of organized crime, State of Florida, 1978-1980 - Private practice, Syracuse, NY, 1967-1968 - U.S. Army commander, Infantry, 1964-1966 - Born November 5, 1939, Syracuse, New York. - Date of birth: 1939-01-01 - He found “no longer any basis... to conclude that the District of Columbia’s total ban... is constitutional under any level of scrutiny” - Birth place: Syracuse, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387546) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387546) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387546) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2892/frederick-james-scullin-jr/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2892/frederick-james-scullin-jr/) - [Judge Frederick James Scullin Jr.](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387546) - [Wikidata: Frederick Scullin](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5498713) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-james-scullin-jr", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-james-scullin-jr", "name": "Frederick James Scullin Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Frederick James Scullin Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. 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[Official source](https://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/sites/nynd/files/local_rules/Local%20Rules%202026_Final.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.