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Ross confirmed as U.S. Attorney in NY

Trini Ross

Trini Ross, a Western New York native and State University of New York at Fredonia graduate, has been confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York.

“Trini Ross’s swift confirmation echoes everything that has been said about her since I recommended her earlier this year,” U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said, “she is a compassionate, brilliant attorney and the Western District of New York is in good hands with her at the helm. As I have said many times, Trini is a consummate Western New Yorker whose roots here go all the way back to Hutch Tech. She knows what it means to live in this community as a woman of color, the first ever in this role, and she knows exactly what this community needs from its United States Attorney. I wish her all the best.”

Ross will be the first female African American to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York.

She has served as the director of investigations, Legal Division, with the National Science Foundation’s Office of Inspector General since 2018. She has also been an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law since 2006. From 1995 to 2018, Ross was an assistant United States attorney for the Western District of New York, where she served as the senior litigation counsel and the chief of the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Section from 2012 to 2017.

She also served as an assistant counsel with the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility from 2007 to 2009. Ross was previously a civil litigation associate at Hiscock & Barclay, LLC from 1994 to 1995, and served as an Appellate Court attorney for the New York State Supreme Court from 1992 to 1994.

Ross received her J.D., cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law in 1992, her M.A. from Rutgers University in 1990, and her B.A. in sociology from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1988.

“SUNY Fredonia is incredibly proud of Trini Ross,” said SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison Jr. earlier this year. “Her journey to this nomination is a shining example of how SUNY Fredonia prepares students for success. We look forward to seeing Ms. Ross fill this important role in the Western New York community.”

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