The United States Attorney for the Western District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in seventeen New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 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

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, 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

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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

United States District Court for the Western District of New York

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises only a part of New York....

 has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney. The current U.S. Attorney 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...

, who was appointed by President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 in 2009, and took office in 2010.

History

The Western District of New York was formed by taking away these seventeen counties from the Northern District of New York

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian...

 in 1900.

List of U.S. Attorneys for the Western District of New York

• Charles H. Brown: 1900 - 1906 (was U.S. Atty. of the Northern District since 1899, and remained in the Western District)
• Lyman M. Bass: 1906 - 1909
• John Lord O'Brian: 1909 - 1914
• Stephen T. Lockwood: 1915 - 1922
• William J. Donovan: 1922 - 1924
• Thomas Penney, Jr.: 1924 - 1925
• Richard H. Templeton: 1925 - 1934
• George L. Grobe: 1934 - 1953
• John O. Henderson: 1953 - 1959
• Neil A. Farmelo: 1959 - 1961
• John T. Curtin: 1961 - 1967
• Thomas A. Kennelly: 1968
• Andrew F. Phelan: 1968 - 1969
• Edgar C. NeMoyer: 1969
• Kenneth H. Schroeder, Jr.: 1969 - 1972
• 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...
  
  : 1972 - 1975
• 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...
  
  : 1975 - 1981
• Roger P. Williams: 1981 - 1982
• Salvatore R. Martoche
  Salvatore R. Martoche
  Salvatore Richard Martoche is an American lawyer and judge.Martoche was born in Buffalo, New York. He received his Bachelor of Science from Canisius College in 1962 and his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1967. He was a public defender before going into private practice...
  
  : 1982 - 1986
• Roger P. Williams: 1986 - 1988
• Dennis Vacco
  Dennis Vacco
  Dennis C. Vacco is an American lawyer and politician. He graduated a B.A. from Colgate University in 1974, a J.D...
  
  : 1988 - 1993
• Patrick H. NeMoyer: 1993 - 1997
• Denise E. O'Donnell: 1997 -

• 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...
  
  2010 - incumbent

External links

• United States Attorney for the Western District of New York Official Website