A federal judge has dismissed most claims in a lawsuit against Hobart and William Smith Colleges filed by a former student who was accused of sexual misconduct with a co-ed and expelled. The plaintiff, Matthew Rolph, also filed a defamation ...

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Robert W. Wood, the lawyer for a man convicted of robbery, weapons and drug charges wants U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to recuse herself from the case where she now must decide whether to grant a new trial ...

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Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford has been sworn in to serve as a U.S. District judge for the Western District of New York. “While we will miss working with Liz on a daily basis, the team at The Wolford Law ...

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You might say the law is in Elizabeth A. Wolford’s blood. She was born in Buffalo while her father was a student at SUNY Buffalo Law School and she has been interested in the law since before she started school ...

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Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford has more than a birthday to celebrate next week. She will also be continuing with preparations to join the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, following her Senate confirmation Thursday by ...

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Not only is Elizabeth A. Wolford the first woman to serve on the federal bench in Western New York, but her nomination was the first U.S. District Court nomination nationally to be considered by the Senate since eliminating the filibuster ...

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Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford will be the first woman to serve on the federal bench in Western New York. The Senate voted 70-29 this morning to approve Wolford’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New ...

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The nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford is on its way to the full Senate, which will decide whether or not to confirm her for a federal judgeship. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday unanimously, by voice ...

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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is expected to decide Thursday whether or not to forward the nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. Her nomination was one of four the committee ...

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The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to vote Thursday on the nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford for a federal judgeship. The vote will be whether or not to send her nomination to the full Senate ...

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Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford is nearing the final hurdle in her quest to be the next judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Wolford was one of four nominees who appeared Wednesday before ...

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Elizabeth A. Wolford’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary to consider her nomination for a federal judgeship is scheduled for July 10. The agenda was posted to the committee’s website Wednesday. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who recommended ...

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