Elizabeth A. Wolford
Elizabeth Wolford | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York | |
| Assumed office July 14, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Frank P. Geraci Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York | |
| Assumed office December 17, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Siragusa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1966 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD) |
Elizabeth Ann Wolford (born December 17, 1966) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. She is the first woman to serve as a judge in the Western District and the first woman to be chief judge of the Western District of New York.