He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John Fisher College in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1969.
In the following years, Larimer worked as an assistant United States attorney of the Western District of New York in Rochester from 1973 to 1975.
An adjunct instructor of law, Larimer taught at St. John Fisher College from 1978 to 1981.
[2] On May 5, 1987, Larimer was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat created by 98 Stat.
[2] Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr., of New York, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Monday, May 14, 2012 to the Senate and confirmed by voice vote on Thursday, December 13, 2012, as his replacement.