William M. Skretny

b. 1945 · Buffalo, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New YorkJudgeGeorge H.W. Bush (Republican)Aug 7, 1990

Education

  • Canisius College, A.B., 1966
  • Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1969
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), LL.M., 1972

Professional 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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