Naomi Reice Buchwald at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Naomi Reice Buchwald
Senior Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · Judge · Senior · September 22, 1999–present · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Appointment method
- Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
- Appointing authority
- William J. Clinton
- Source authority
- Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 1999-2012
- Naomi L. Reice Buchwald is a senior judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and taking senior status in 2012
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1973-1980
Education
- Brandeis University — B.A. (1965)
- Columbia Law School — LL.B.
Additional information
- received her commission on September 22, 1999
- Chief Magistrate Judge (1994–1999)
- U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1980-1999
- Private practice, New York City, 1968-1973
- Date of birth: 1944-01-01
- Official court page: /hon-naomi-reice-buchwald Southern District of New York
- Birth place: Kingston, NY
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (12 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Communications with chambers
A. Letters. Letters may be filed via ECF if they comply with the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules and the S.D.N.Y. “Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions.” Letters to be filed under seal or containing sensitive or confidential information should be emailed to BuchwaldNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov or delivered to the Court by fax, hand or mail. Copies of correspondence between counsel shall not be sent to the Court.
Source page 1Adjournments
B. Requests for Adjournments or Extensions of Time. All requests for adjournments or extensions of time must state (1) the original date, (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension, (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied, and (4) whether the adversary consents, and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent. If the requested adjournment or extension affects any other scheduled dates, a proposed Revised Scheduling Order (reflecting only business days) must be attached. If the request is for an adjournment of a court appearance, absent an emergency it shall be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled appearance.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
A. Letter-motions. Letter-motions may be filed via ECF if they comply with the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules and the S.D.N.Y. “Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions.” Simultaneously with the ECF filing of a letter a courtesy copy must be emailed to BuchwaldNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. Failure to promptly furnish a courtesy copy to Chambers will result in a delayed response since as a general matter, materials filed via ECF are reviewed by the Court the business day after they have been filed.
Source page 1Motion practice
B. Pre-Motion Conferences in Civil Cases. A pre-motion conference is required before making any motion, except for motions to be brought on by an order to show cause, motions by incarcerated pro se litigants, motions for reargument, motions to remand, applications to be relieved as counsel, motions for relief from judgment, motions to vacate or confirm an arbitral award, or any other motion required by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to be made by a time certain (see list below). The filing of a request for a pre-motion conference to dismiss prior to answer stays the time for the filing of an answer until after the conference is held or until further order of the Court. To request a pre-motion conference, the moving party shall submit a letter not to exceed three pages in length setting forth the basis for the anticipated motion. The other party should submit a response within three business days, not to exceed three pages in length.
Source page 1Motion practice
1. Motion papers shall be accompanied by a letter no longer than three pages outlining the substantive argument advanced in the motion papers. Such letters shall accompany opening memoranda of law and opposition memoranda of law. This letter requirement is separate from the pre-motion letter referenced in
Source page 2Motion practice
2. Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law shall comply with Local Civil Rule 6.3 (Motions for Reconsideration) and Local Civil Rule 7.1 (Motion Papers). Memoranda shall contain a table of contents.
Source page 2Motion practice
4. Motions for Leave to Amend Pleadings. If any party seeks to amend its complaint, cross-claims, or counterclaims (either by right or through consent or motion), that party must conform to Local Civil Rule 15.1.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
6. Courtesy Copies. Two courtesy copies of all motion papers, marked as such, shall be submitted to Chambers promptly after filing via ECF. Courtesy copies shall be bound or otherwise collated.
Source page 2Filing and working copies
D. Default Judgments. Counsel should follow Local Civil Rules 55.1 and 55.2 and S.D.N.Y. “Electronic Case Filing Rules and Instructions” Rule 16.
Source page 2Filing and working copies
1. Sealing/Redactions Not Requiring Court Approval. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 describes sensitive information that must be redacted from public court filings without seeking prior permission from the Court.
Source page 2Motion practice
2. Sealing/Redactions Requiring Court Approval. Motions or Letter Motions for approval of sealed or redacted filings in civil and miscellaneous cases and the subject documents, including the proposed sealed document(s), must be filed electronically through the Court’s ECF system in conformity with the Court’s standing order, 19-mc-00583, and ECF Rules & Instructions, section 6.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Contemporaneously with the electronic filings, courtesy copies should be emailed to BuchwaldNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov or delivered to Chambers by fax, hand or mail.
Source page 3Shared court rules
SDNY and EDNY — Joint Local Civil and Criminal Rules
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Federal district-court proceedings only. Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory · effective September 22, 1999 · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗