Richard Arcara was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a United States District Judge for the Western District of New York and entered on duty on June 1.
He joined the court in 1988 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan..
Richard Arcara
American judge (born )
Richard Joseph Arcara (born June 6, ) is a seniorUnited States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
Early life and education
Arcara was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Canisius High School in , received a Bachelor of Arts from St. Bonaventure University in , and received a Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in He was a captain in the United States Army, Military Police Corps from to [1]
Career
He was in private practice in Buffalo from to He joined the office of the United States Attorney of the Western District of New York in , first as an Assistant United States Attorney until , then as a First Assistant United States Attorney from to , finally becoming the district's United States Attorney from to He was then Erie County, New York District Attorney from January 1, to May 31, [1]
Federal judicial service
On August 7, , Arca