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Thu, 05/14/2026
Employment Opportunity: Magistrate Judge (Buffalo) – The U.S. District Court is seeking applications from well qualified attorneys to fill a vacancy for a magistrate judge in Buffalo, NY. Click here for full details.
Tue, 05/12/2026
Buffalo
The Pro Se Assistance Program in Buffalo will temporarily close for in-person consultations after May 1, 2026. It will reopen for in-person consultations on June 5, 2026, and remain open every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., through August 14, 2026 (except for June 19 and July 3, 2026).
Fri, 05/01/2026
On June 10, 2026, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, NDNY Federal Court Bar Association, VLP, and JustCause, will host a virtual CLE featuring one of the nation's leading scholars, Karen M. Blum, on recent caselaw developments in the Second Circuit on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 litigation. Click here for more information and to register.