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Elizabeth Ann Wolford

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · 2013

Elizabeth Ann Wolford , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The Senate voted 70–29 on the nomination on Dec 12, 2013 (Nomination Confirmed). Elizabeth Ann Wolford (born 1966) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. She is the first woman to serve as a judge in the Western District and the first woman to be chief judge of the Western District of New York.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Western District of New York
    113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    70–29 · Dec 12, 2013

Education

  • Colgate UniversityB.A., 1989
  • Notre Dame Law SchoolJ.D., 1992

Career

Private practice, Rochester, New York, 1993-2013

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Wolford (born 1966) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. She is the first woman to serve as a judge in the Western District and the first woman to be chief judge of the Western District of New York.

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