United States District Court for the Western District of New York

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (in case citation

Case citation

Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported...

s, W.D.N.Y.) is the Federal district court

United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...

whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York.

Appeals are taken to the Second Circuit (except for patent

Patent

A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....

claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act

Tucker Act

Through the Tucker Act , the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits....

, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...

Jurisdiction

The Western District of New York includes the following counties: Allegany

Allegany County, New York

Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...

, Cattaraugus

Cattaraugus County, New York

Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley.-History:...

, Chautauqua

Chautauqua County, New York

-Major highways:* Interstate 86/New York State Route 17 * Interstate 90 * U.S. Route 20* U.S. Route 62* New York State Route 5* New York State Route 39* New York State Route 60* New York State Route 394...

, Chemung

Chemung County, New York

Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...

, Erie

Erie County, New York

Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...

, Genesee

Genesee County, New York

Genesee County is a county located in Western New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,079. Its name is from the Seneca Indian word Gen-nis'-hee-yo meaning "The Beautiful Valley." Its county seat is Batavia.- History :...

, Livingston

Livingston County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Monroe

Monroe County, New York

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....

, Niagara

Niagara County, New York

Niagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and...

, Ontario

Ontario County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...

, Orleans

Orleans County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 44,171 people, 15,363 households, and 10,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 17,347 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...

, Schuyler

Schuyler County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,224 people, 7,374 households, and 5,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 9,181 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, Seneca

Seneca County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,342 people, 12,630 households, and 8,626 families residing in the county. The population density was 103 people per square mile . There were 14,794 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, Steuben

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

, Wayne

Wayne County, New York

Wayne County is a county located in the US state of New York. It is part of the Rochester, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies on the south shore of Lake Ontario, forming part of the northern border of the United States with Canada. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American...

, Wyoming

Wyoming County, New York

Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2010 census, the population was 42,155. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is from a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands"...

, and Yates

Yates County, New York

Yates County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,348. The county seat is Penn Yan. The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York signed the act establishing the county....

. It has jurisdiction over the cities of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

, Rochester

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

, and Elmira

Elmira, New York

Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...

. 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

US Attorney for the Western District of New York

The United States Attorney for the Western District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in seventeen New York counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and...

. The current incumbent is William J. Hochul, Jr.

William J. Hochul, Jr.

William J. Hochul, Jr. is the United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.- Early life and education :Hochul was born in Buffalo, New York in 1959. He graduated from Cheektowaga Central High School in Cheektowaga, New York, just outside of Buffalo...

Judges

There is one vacancy in the District, created when Judge Larimer assumed senior status on March 3, 2009. On January 26, 2011 Barack Obama nominated Michael Charles Green

Michael Charles Green

Michael Charles Green is District Attorney for Monroe County, New York. He is currently a federal judicial nominee for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.-Early life and education:...

to fill the vacancy.

Current judges

Judge	Appointed by	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status	End reason
Richard Joseph Arcara Richard Joseph Arcara Richard Joseph Arcara is a United States federal judge.Born in Buffalo, New York, Arcara received a B.A. from St. Bonaventure University in 1962 and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1965. He was a Captain in the United States Army, Military Police Corps from 1966 to 1967. He was...	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....		Incumbent	–	–
William M. Skretny William M. Skretny William M. Skretny is a United States federal judge.Born in Buffalo, New York, Skretny received an A.B. from Canisius College in 1966, a J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1969, and an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1972. Fellow, Ford Foundation. He was an assistant...	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...		Incumbent	–	–
Charles J. Siragusa Charles J. Siragusa Charles J. Siragusa is a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in Rochester.- Education :Siragusa received his bachelor's degree from Le Moyne College in 1969 and his Juris Doctor degree in 1976 from Albany Law School.- Legal career :Siragusa served as an Assistant...	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...		Incumbent	–	–
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John Thomas Curtin John Thomas Curtin John Thomas Curtin is a United States federal judge.Born in Buffalo, New York, Curtin was in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He received a B.S. from Canisius College in 1946 and an LL.B. from the University of Buffalo...	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...			Incumbent	–
Michael Anthony Telesca Michael Anthony Telesca Michael Anthony Telesca is a United States federal judge.Born in Rochester, New York, Telesca received a B.A. from the University of Rochester in 1952 and an LL.B. from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1955. He was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957. He was in...	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....			Incumbent	–
David G. Larimer David G. Larimer David G. Larimer is a United States federal judge.Born in Rochester, New York, Larimer received a B.A. from St. John Fisher College in 1966 and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1969. He was a law clerk, Hon. Joseph C. McGarraghy, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia from 1969 to 1970. He...	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....			Incumbent	–

Former judges

Judge	Appointed by	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status	End reason
Simon Louis Adler Simon Louis Adler Simon Louis Adler was a United States federal judge.Born in Seneca Falls, New York, Adler received a B.L. from Cornell University in 1889, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1892...	Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...			–	death
Harold P. Burke Harold P. Burke Harold P. Burke was a United States federal judge.Born in Rochester, New York, Burke received an LL.B. from Notre Dame Law School in 1916. After a brief period of service in the United States Army, he was in private practice in Rochester from 1920 to 1931...	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...				death
John T. Elfvin John T. Elfvin John Thomas Elfvin was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a Federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Elfvin became a federal judge following his nomination to the court by President Gerald Ford in 1974...	Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

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John R. Hazel

John Raymond Hazel was a United States jurist and politician, best known for administrating the swearing in ceremony of then Vice President Theodore Roosevelt as the 26th President of the United States...

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William McKinley

William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

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| John Oliver Henderson

John Oliver Henderson

John Oliver Henderson was a United States federal judge.Born in Buffalo, New York, Henderson received an LL.B. from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1933. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel...

||Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

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| John Knight

John Knight (judge)

John Knight was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate from 1925 to 1931, and was later a United States federal judge.-Life:...

||Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...

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| Justin Colfax Morgan

Justin Colfax Morgan

Justin Colfax Morgan was a United States federal judge.Born in Buffalo, New York, Morgan received an A.B. from Colgate University in 1921 and an LL.B. from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1924. He was in private practice in Buffalo, New York from 1925 to 1956...

||Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

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| Harlan Watson Rippey

Harlan Watson Rippey

Harlan Watson Rippey was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

||Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...

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See also

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