Richard Joseph Arcara
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Senior status. Born 1940.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Aug 7, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Feb 19, 1988
- Commissioned
- Feb 22, 1988
- Senior status
- Jan 3, 2015
Education
- B.A., St. Bonaventure University, 1962
- J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 1965
Career
- U.S. Army captain, Military Police Corps, 1966-1967
- Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1968-1969
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1969-1973
- First assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1973-1974
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1975-1981
- District attorney, Erie County, New York, 1982-1988
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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