United 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.)
Appeals to Second Circuit
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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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.

Judges

There is one vacancy in the District, created when Judge Larimer assumed senior status on March 3, 2009.

Current judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Richard Joseph Arcara Ronald Reagan 01988-02-22 February 22, 1988 Incumbent – –
William M. Skretny George H. W. Bush 01990-08-07 August 7, 1990 Incumbent – –
Charles J. Siragusa Bill Clinton 01997-11-05 November 5, 1997 Incumbent – –
vacant – – – – –
John Thomas Curtin Lyndon B. Johnson 01967-12-14 December 14, 1967 01989-07-01 July 1, 1989 Incumbent –
Michael Anthony Telesca Ronald Reagan 01982-04-21 April 21, 1982 01996-05-03 May 3, 1996 Incumbent –
David G. Larimer Ronald Reagan 01987-11-06 November 6, 1987 02009-03-03 March 3, 2009 Incumbent –

Former judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Simon Louis Adler Calvin Coolidge 01927-05-19 May 19, 1927[1] 01934-05-23 May 23, 1934 – death
Harold P. Burke Franklin D. Roosevelt 01937-06-18 June 18, 1937 01981-06-15 June 15, 1981 01981-07-17 July 17, 1981 death
John T. Elfvin Gerald Ford 01974-12-21 December 21, 1974 01987-07-01 July 1, 1987 02009-01-06 January 6, 2009 death
John R. Hazel William McKinley 01900-06-05 June 5, 1900 01931-03-05 March 5, 1931 – retirement
John Oliver Henderson Dwight D. Eisenhower 01959-09-21 September 21, 1959 01974-02-19 February 19, 1974 – death
John Knight Herbert Hoover 01931-03-18 March 18, 1931[2] 01955-06-15 June 15, 1955 – death
Justin Colfax Morgan Dwight D. Eisenhower 01956-03-08 March 8, 1956 01959-05-24 May 24, 1959 – death
Harlan Watson Rippey Franklin D. Roosevelt 01934-06-18 June 18, 1934 01936-12-31 December 31, 1936 – resignation

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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