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Trini Ross, a native of western New York State and a graduate of New York State University at Fredonia, has been confirmed as the United States attorney for the Western District of New York.

“Trini Ross’ quick 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 brilliant and compassionate lawyer and the Western District of New York is in good hands with her at the helm. As I’ve said many times, Trini is an accomplished New Yorker from the West whose roots here go back to Hutch Tech. She knows what it means to live in this community as a first-ever woman of color, and she knows exactly what this community needs from her U.S. Attorney. I wish him all the best.

Ross will be the first African-American woman to serve as the United States attorney for the Western District of New York.

Ross has been Director of Investigations, Legal Division, in the Office of the Inspector General of the National Science Foundation since 2018. She is also an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at the Buffalo School of Law since 2006. From 1995 As of 2018, Ross was Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, where she served as Senior Legal Counsel and Head of the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Section from 2012 to 2017.

She also served as Deputy Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice’s Professional Liability Office from 2007 to 2009. Ross was previously a Civil Litigation Lawyer with Hiscock & Barclay, LLC from 1994 to 1995, and was a lawyer in the Court of Justice. call for New York. State Supreme Court from 1992 to 1994.

Ross received his JD, cum laude, from State University of New York at the Buffalo School of Law in 1992, his MA from Rutgers University in 1990, and his BA in sociology from State University of New York at Fredonia in 1988.

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