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''''Frederick James Scullin, Jr.''' (born 1939) is an [[United States|American]] attorney and [[United States federal judge|senior judge]] on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of New York]]. ==Early life and education== Scullin was born in [[Syracuse, New York]]. He attended [[Niagara University]] (B.S., 1961), and [[Syracuse University College of Law]] (LL.B.,1964). After graduating from law school, Scullin served in the [[United States Army]] as an [[Infantry]] Commander in [[Vietnam]]. ==Professional career== Scullin practiced law as a private attorney and in various prosecutors' offices from 1967 to 1982. In 1982 he was appointed [[United States Attorney]] for the [[Northern District of New York]] by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. He served in the position for ten years until 1992. ==Judicial tenure== On September 12, 1991, Scullin was nominated to the Northern District bench by President [[George H. W. Bush]]. He was [[advice and consent|confirmed]] by the [[United States Senate]] on February 6, 1992, and received his commission on February 10, 1992. He served as Chief Judge of the District from 2000 until March 13, 2006 when he assumed [[senior status]]. Scullin was also appointed by [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[William Rehnquist|Rehnquist]] to the [[United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]] for a term of seven years running from 2004 until 2011. On July 26, 2014, Judge Scullin struck down the [[District of Columbia]]'s ban on carrying handguns outside of a person's home, saying that the ban violated the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reeve|first1=Richard|title=Federal judge rules D.C. handgun ban unconstitutional|url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/07/federal-judge-rules-d-c-handgun-ban-unconstitutional-105478.html|accessdate=28 July 2014|publisher=WJLA ABC 7|date=27 July 2014}}</ref> He wrote that "there is no longer any basis on which this court can conclude that the District of Columbia's total ban on the public carrying of ready-to-use handguns outside the home is constitutional under any level of scrutiny."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-judge-rules-washington-dc-handgun-ban-is-unconstitutional/|title=Federal judge rules Washington, D.C., handgun ban is unconstitutional|date=27 July 2014|work=cbsnews.com|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> In response to the ruling, the D.C. Metropolitan Police determined that non-residents bearing firearms in the district are subject to the handgun laws of their home jurisdiction; in effect, this makes the District much more permissive of firearms.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hess|first1=Hannah|title=In D.C., Response to Judge’s Handgun Ruling Is Mixed and Muddled (Updated)|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/dc-handgun-ruling-response-is-mixed-and-muddled/?dcz=emailalert|website=www.rollcall.com|publisher=Roll Call|accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref> On July 29, 2014, in response to a partially unopposed motion filed by the District of Columbia, Judge Scullin issued a 90-day stay of his initial order. The stay expired on November 28, 2014. ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{s-bef|before='''new seat'''}} {{s-ttl|title=Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of New York]]|years=1992–2006}} {{s-aft|after=[[Mae D'Agostino]]}} {{s-end}} {{FJC Bio|2133}} *[http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/bios/fjs.htm Official biography] from the District Court {{United States 2nd Circuit senior district judges}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Scullin, Frederick | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American judge | DATE OF BIRTH = 1939 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scullin, Frederick}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:People from Syracuse, New York]] [[Category:United States Army soldiers]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War]] [[Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York]] [[Category:Niagara University alumni]] [[Category:Syracuse University College of Law alumni]] [[Category:United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]] [[Category:United States Attorneys for the Northern District of New York]] [[Category:United States district court judges appointed by George H. W. Bush]] {{US-judge-stub}}'