The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (in
case citation
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s, W.D.N.Y.) is the
federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the western parts of
Upstate New York
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.
Appeals are taken to the Second Circuit (except for
patent
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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the
Tucker Act
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, 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
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,
Chemung,
Erie,
Genesee
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,
Livingston
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,
Monroe,
Niagara,
Ontario
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,
Orleans,
Schuyler,
Seneca,
Steuben,
Wayne,
Wyoming
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, and
Yates Yates may refer to:
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* Fort Yates, North Dakota
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* Yates Township, Illinois
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. Cities within its jurisdiction include
Buffalo,
Rochester
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Canada
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United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
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, 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
United States 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, O ...
. the U.S. Attorney is
Trini E. Ross.
Current judges
:
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
*
Courts of New York
*
List of current United States district judges
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*
List of United States federal courthouses in New York
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References
External links
United States District Court for the Western District of New York Official WebsiteUnited States Attorney for the Western District of New York Official Website
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New York, Western District
New York (state) law
Buffalo, New York
Rochester, New York
Elmira, New York
1900 establishments in New York (state)
Courts and tribunals established in 1900