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William M. Skretny
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
William M. Skretny serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Aug 3, 1990. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Aug 3, 1990
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1945
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New YorkGeorge H.W. Bush · Aug 3, 1990
Education
- Canisius CollegeA.B., 1966
- Howard University School of LawJ.D., 1969
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)LL.M., 1972
Career
Fellow, Ford Foundation; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1971-1973; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1973-1981; first assistant U.S. attorney, 1975-1981; Special counsel, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1979; Staff attorney, Office of Special Prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice, 1980; Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1981-1983, 1988-1990; First deputy district attorney, Erie County, New York, 1983-1988; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2016
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