United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

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United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
(D. Conn.)
Map
Connecticut blank.svg
Appeals to Second Circuit
Established September 24, 1789
Judges assigned 8
Chief judge Janet C. Hall
Official site
U.S. Courthouse in New Haven in 1995

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (in case citations, D. Conn.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven. Appeals from the court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. It was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.[1] The Court initially had a single judge, and remained so composed until March 3, 1927, when a second judge was added by 1927 44 Stat. 1348.[1] Six additional judgeships were created between 1961 and 1990 to bring about the current total of eight judges.[1] Court offices at Hartford are located in the William R. Cotter Federal Building.

Cases decided by the District of Connecticut are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Deirdre M. Daly.[2]

The current United States Marshal for the District of Connecticut is Joseph P. Faughnan, the former Chief of Police for the Town of Clinton, Connecticut.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
32 Chief Judge Janet C. Hall[3] New Haven[4] 1948 1997–present 2013–present — Clinton
27 District Judge Robert N. Chatigny Hartford 1952 1994–present 2003–2009 — Clinton
29 District Judge Alvin W. Thompson Hartford 1953 1994–present 2009–2013 — Clinton
33 District Judge Stefan R. Underhill Bridgeport 1956 1999–present — — Clinton
35 District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant Hartford 1954 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
36 District Judge Michael P. Shea Hartford 1967 2012–present — — Obama
37 District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer New Haven 1963 2014–present — — Obama
38 District Judge Victor Allen Bolden Bridgeport 1965 2014–present — — Obama
22 Senior District Judge Warren William Eginton Bridgeport 1924 1979–1992 — 1992–present Carter
26 Senior District Judge Alfred V. Covello Hartford 1933 1992–2003 1998–2003 2003–present G.H.W. Bush
28 Senior District Judge Dominic J. Squatrito Hartford 1939 1994–2004 — 2004–present Clinton
30 Senior District Judge Janet Bond Arterton New Haven 1944 1995–2014 — 2014–present Clinton

Former judges

# Judge State Born/Died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Richard Law CT 1733–1806 1789–1806 — — Washington reappointment
2 Pierpont Edwards CT 1750–1826 1806–1826 — — Jefferson death
3 William Bristol CT 1779–1836 1826–1836 — — J.Q. Adams death
4 Andrew T. Judson CT 1784–1853 1836–1853 — — Jackson death
5 Charles A. Ingersoll CT 1798–1860 1853–1860 — — Pierce death
6 William Davis Shipman CT 1818–1898 1860–1873 — — Buchanan resignation
7 Nathaniel Shipman CT 1828–1906 1873–1892[5] — — Grant reappointment
8 William Kneeland Townsend CT 1849–1907 1892–1902 — — B. Harrison reappointment
9 James Perry Platt CT 1851–1913 1902–1913 — — T. Roosevelt death
10 Edwin Stark Thomas CT 1872–1952 1913–1939 — — Wilson resignation
11 Warren Booth Burrows CT 1877–1952 1928–1930 — — Coolidge resignation
12 Carroll C. Hincks CT 1889–1964 1931–1953 1948–1953 — Hoover reappointment
13 J. Joseph Smith CT 1904–1980 1941–1960 1953–1960 — F. Roosevelt reappointment
14 Robert P. Anderson CT 1906–1978 1954–1964 1960–1964 — Eisenhower reappointment
15 William H. Timbers CT 1915–1994 1960–1971 1964–1971 — Eisenhower reappointment
16 Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld CT 1904–1988 1961–1977 1971–1974 1977–1988 Kennedy death
17 T. Emmet Clarie CT 1913–1997 1961–1983 1974–1983 1983–1997 Kennedy death
18 Robert Carmine Zampano CT 1928–2004 1964–1977 — 1977–1994 L. Johnson retirement
19 Jon O. Newman CT 1932–present 1971–1979 — — Nixon reappointment
20 T. F. Gilroy Daly CT 1931–1996 1977–1996 1983–1988 — Carter death
21 Ellen Bree Burns CT 1923–present 1978–1992 1988–1992 1992–2015 Carter retirement
23 José A. Cabranes CT 1940–present 1979–1994 1992–1994 — Carter reappointment
24 Peter Collins Dorsey CT 1931–2012 1983–1998 1994–1998 1998–2012 Reagan death
25 Alan Harris Nevas CT 1928–present 1985–1997 — 1997–2009 Reagan retirement
31 Christopher F. Droney CT 1954–present 1997–2011 — — Clinton reappointment
34 Mark R. Kravitz CT 1950–2012 2003–2012 — — G.W. Bush death

Succession of seats

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. District Courts of Connecticut, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://news.uscourts.gov/milestones?field_milestone_category_value=elevated
  4. ↑ http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Out-of-state-judges-coming-to-Connecticut-to-help-3887918.php
  5. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 2, 1873, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1873, and received commission on December 8, 1873.

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