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Suggest pagesUnited States District Court for the Western District of New York
| United States District Court for the Western District of New York (W.D.N.Y.) |
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| Appeals to | Second Circuit |
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| Established | May 12, 1900 |
| Judges assigned | 4 |
| Chief judge | William M. Skretny |
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The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (in case citations, W.D.N.Y.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.
Appeals are taken to the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
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[edit] Jurisdiction
The Western District of New York includes the following counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. It has jurisdiction over the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Elmira. From 1904 to 1916, the court met at the United States Post Office (Lockport, New York).
The United States Government is represented in the district by the US Attorney for the Western District of New York. The current incumbent is William J. Hochul, Jr.
[edit] Judges
There is one vacancy in the District, created when Judge Larimer assumed senior status on March 3, 2009.
[edit] Current judges
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
End reason |
| Richard Joseph Arcara | Ronald Reagan | February 22, 1988 | Incumbent | – | – |
| William M. Skretny | George H. W. Bush | August 7, 1990 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Charles J. Siragusa | Bill Clinton | November 5, 1997 | Incumbent | – | – |
| vacant | – | – | – | – | – |
| John Thomas Curtin | Lyndon B. Johnson | December 14, 1967 | July 1, 1989 | Incumbent | – |
| Michael Anthony Telesca | Ronald Reagan | April 21, 1982 | May 3, 1996 | Incumbent | – |
| David G. Larimer | Ronald Reagan | November 6, 1987 | March 3, 2009 | Incumbent | – |
[edit] Former judges
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
End reason |
| Simon Louis Adler | Calvin Coolidge | May 19, 1927[1] | May 23, 1934 | – | death |
| Harold P. Burke | Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 18, 1937 | June 15, 1981 | July 17, 1981 | death |
| John T. Elfvin | Gerald Ford | December 21, 1974 | July 1, 1987 | January 6, 2009 | death |
| John R. Hazel | William McKinley | June 5, 1900 | March 5, 1931 | – | retirement |
| John Oliver Henderson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | September 21, 1959 | February 19, 1974 | – | death |
| John Knight | Herbert Hoover | March 18, 1931[2] | June 15, 1955 | – | death |
| Justin Colfax Morgan | Dwight D. Eisenhower | March 8, 1956 | May 24, 1959 | – | death |
| Harlan Watson Rippey | Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 18, 1934 | December 31, 1936 | – | resignation |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1928, and received commission on January 16, 1928.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 6, 1932, and received commission on January 9, 1932.
[edit] See also
- Courts of New York
- List of United States federal courthouses in New York
- Denise O'Donnell, former US Attorney for this district
[edit] External links
- United States District Court for the Western District of New York Official Website
- United States Attorney for the Western District of New York Official Website
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