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 Yates.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney. the U.S. attorney is Michael DiGiacomo, who was appointed by Pam Bondi.
History The Western District of New York was formed by taking away seventeen counties from the Northern District of New York, in 1900, that currently represent Western New York. The Office is responsible for overseeing the prosecution of any federal criminal case brought within the 17 counties of Western New York. The Office also represents the United States in all civil matters brought within this territory.
List of U.S. attorneys for the Western District of New York
Charles H. Brown: 1900–1906 (U.S. Atty. of Northern District since 1899, 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 H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr.: 1969–1972 John T. Elfvin: 1972–1975 Richard Arcara: 1975–1981 Roger P. Williams: 1981–1982 Salvatore R. Martoche: 1982–1986 Roger P. Williams: 1986–1988 Dennis Vacco: 1988–1993 Patrick H. NeMoyer: 1993–1997 Denise O'Donnell: 1997–2001 Michael A. Battle: 2002–2005 Terrance P. Flynn: 2006–2009 William J. Hochul Jr.: 2010–2016 James P. Kennedy Jr.: 2017–2021 Trini E. Ross: 2021–2025 Michael DiGiacomo: 2025-present
References
External links United States Attorney for the Western District of New York Official Website