Lawrence J. Vilardo

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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 .

Contents

• 1 Biography

  • 1.1 Federal judicial service

• 2 See also

• 3 References

• 4 External links

Biography

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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 in their Buffalo office. From 1986 to 2015, he was a founding partner of the law firm of Connors & Vilardo, LLP., in Buffalo, where he conducted a wide range of civil and criminal litigation in State and Federal courts at the trial and appellate levels.

Federal judicial service

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On February 4, 2015, President Barack Obama , on the recommendation of Senator Chuck Schumer , 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 Arcara , who assumed senior status on January 3, 2015.

He received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015. On June 4, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote . On October 26, 2015, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 88–0 vote.

He received his judicial commission on October 29, 2015.

See also

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• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

References

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1. ↑ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts" . _whitehouse.gov _. February 4, 2015 – via National Archives .

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   Zremski, Jerry (February 4, 2015). "Obama officially nominates Vilardo for federal judgeship" .

3. ↑ "Welcome to Connors, LLP – Connors, LLP" . www.connors-vilardo.com.

4. ↑ "Lawrence Joseph Vilardo Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com" . www.martindale.com.

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   Lawrence J. Vilardo at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

6. ↑ "Vilardo has Schumer's backing for federal judgeship" . August 13, 2014.

7. ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" . _whitehouse.gov _. February 4, 2015 – via National Archives .

8. ↑ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary" . www.judiciary.senate.gov. May 6, 2015.

9. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 4, 2015" (PDF).

10. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York)" . www.senate.gov.

11. ↑ Petro, Michael (October 28, 2015). "Vilardo finally confirmed for federal judgeship by Senate" . Buffalo Business First. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

External links

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