Lawrence J. Vilardo

Lawrence Joseph Vilardo
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Assumed office
October 29, 2015
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Richard Joseph Arcara
Personal details
Born (1955-06-06) June 6, 1955
Buffalo, New York
Alma mater Canisius College B.A.
Harvard Law School J.D.
Profession Attorney

Lawrence Joseph Vilardo (born June 6, 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Biography

Vilardo was born on June 6, 1955, in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Canisius High School and then received a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, in 1977 from Canisius College. He received a Juris Doctor magna cum laude, in 1980 from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Judge Irving Loeb Goldberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1986, he was an associate at the law firm of Damon Morey LLP. From 1986 to 2015, he was a founding partner of the law firm of Connors & Vilardo, LLP., where he conducted a wide range of civil and criminal litigation in State and Federal courts at the trial and appellate levels.[1][2][3][4]

Federal judicial service

On February 4, 2015, President Obama, on the recommendation of Senator Chuck Schumer,[5] nominated Vilardo to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard Joseph Arcara, who took senior status on January 3, 2015.[6][7] He received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015.[8] On June 4, 2015 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[9] On October 26, 2015 the United States Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 88-0.[10][11] He received his judicial commission on October 29, 2015.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard Arcara
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
2015–present
Incumbent
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