Richard Arcara
United States District Court for the Western District of New York (senior status)
Tenure
Years in position
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Personal
Richard J. Arcara is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. He joined the court in after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Arcara served as the district court's chief judge from to
Early life and education
A native of Buffalo, New York, Arcara graduated from St. Bonaventure University with his bachelor's degree in and from Villanova University School of Law with his J.D. in [1]
Military service
Arcara served as a captain in the U.S. Army's military police corps from to [1]
Professional career
- - Present: Senior judge
- U.S. Attorney
- First assistant U.S. attorney
- Assistant U.S. attorney
Judicial career
Western District of New York
Arcara was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 7, , to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York vacated by Judge John Elfvin. Hearings on
Hon. Richard Arcara
– present
Federal Judicial Service:
- Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- Nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 7, , to a seat vacated by Hon. John T. Elfvin. Confirmed by the Senate on February 19, , and received commission on February 22, Served as Chief Judge, Assumed senior status on January 3,
Education:
- Villanova University Law School, J.D.,
- St. Bonaventure University, B.A.,
Professional Career:
- District Attorney, Erie County, New York,
- United States Attorney for the Western District of New York,
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of New York,
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of New York,
- Private Practice, Buffalo, New York,
- U.S. Army, Captain, Military Police Corps,
Noteworthy Cases:
Seneca Nation of Indians v. State of New York, et al., No. CV
In , the Seneca Nation of Indians, the westernmost tribe of the Six Nations, or Iroquois Confederacy, citing a year-old treaty and a promise from George Washington, filed a lawsuit claiming rightful ownership to the odd islands in the Niagara River between Lake Erie and Niagara Falls. The largest of those islands
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Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 7, , to a seat vacated by John T. Elfvin. Confirmed by the Senate on February 19, , and received commission on February 22, Served as chief judge, Assumed senior status on January 3,
Education:
St. Bonaventure University, B.A.,
Villanova University School of Law, J.D.,
Professional Career:
U.S. Army captain, Military Police Corps,
Private practice, Buffalo, New York,
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York,
First assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York,
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York,
District attorney, Erie County, New York,
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