Trini Ross, who became U.S. Attorney on Oct. 11, 2021 and was the first black woman to hold the position in the Western ...

Ross was the first Black woman to lead the district office. Hers is one of multiple departures of Biden-era appointees announced in recent days.

Following recent presidential changes, Joel Violanti is now the acting United States Attorney for the Western District of New ...

He replaces Trini Ross, who stepped down last week following the resignation of the U.S. Attorney in New York City after ...

Trini Ross called her time as U.S. attorney “an opportunity of a lifetime to run an office that I care deeply about, where I ...

Carla Freedman, the top federal prosecutor for a swath of upstate New York, officially announced the end of her time in the ...

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York Trini E. Ross has been replaced by Joel L. Violanti. Violanti previously ...

Only two women held supervisory positions in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York when Trini E. Ross took over as its leader in October 2021. Today, eight women hold ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Trini Ross, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, is preparing to resign from her position following the change in administration at the White House.

U.S. Attorney Ross became the United States Attorney in October 2021. She was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in July 2021. She was confirmed unanimously by the Senate in September ...