| United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (D. Conn.) |
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| Appeals to | Second Circuit |
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| Established | September 24, 1789 |
| Judges assigned | 8 |
| Chief judge | Alvin W. Thompson |
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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]
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 acting United States Attorney is Nora Dannehy.
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Current Judges
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
End reason |
| Robert N. Chatigny | Bill Clinton | September 29, 1994 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Janet Bond Arterton | Bill Clinton | March 24, 1995 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Christopher F. Droney | Bill Clinton | September 18, 1997 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Janet C. Hall | Bill Clinton | September 18, 1997 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Alvin W. Thompson | Bill Clinton | October 11, 1994 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Stefan R. Underhill | Bill Clinton | July 7, 1999 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Vanessa Lynne Bryant | George W. Bush | April 2, 2007 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Mark R. Kravitz | George W. Bush | June 12, 2003 | Incumbent | – | – |
| Ellen Bree Burns | Jimmy Carter | May 18, 1978 | September 1, 1992 | Incumbent | – |
| Warren William Eginton | Jimmy Carter | July 24, 1979 | August 1, 1992 | Incumbent | – |
| Peter Collins Dorsey | Ronald Reagan | July 19, 1983 | January 2, 1998 | Incumbent | – |
| Alfred V. Covello | George H. W. Bush | August 17, 1992 | February 4, 2003 | Incumbent | – |
| Dominic J. Squatrito | Bill Clinton | October 7, 1994 | November 1, 2004 | Incumbent | – |
Former Judges
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
End reason |
| Robert P. Anderson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | April 27, 1954 | August 20, 1964 | – | reappointment |
| Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld | John F. Kennedy | August 15, 1961 | January 20, 1977 | November 5, 1988 | death |
| William Bristol | John Quincy Adams | May 22, 1826 | March 7, 1836 | – | death |
| Warren Booth Burrows | Calvin Coolidge | February 16, 1928 | October 20, 1930 | – | resignation |
| José A. Cabranes | Jimmy Carter | December 10, 1979 | August 12, 1994 | – | reappointment |
| T. Emmet Clarie | John F. Kennedy | September 18, 1961 | January 1, 1983 | September 24, 1997 | death |
| T. F. Gilroy Daly | Jimmy Carter | August 5, 1977 | July 11, 1996 | – | death |
| Pierpont Edwards | Thomas Jefferson | February 24, 1806 | April 5, 1826 | – | death |
| Carroll C. Hincks | Herbert Hoover | January 24, 1931 | December 7, 1953 | – | reappointment |
| Charles A. Ingersoll | Franklin Pierce | April 8, 1853 | January 12, 1860 | – | death |
| Andrew T. Judson | Andrew Jackson | July 4, 1836 | March 17, 1853 | – | death |
| Richard Law | George Washington | September 26, 1789 | January 26, 1806 | – | death |
| Alan Harris Nevas | Ronald Reagan | October 17, 1985 | March 27, 1997 | February 2, 2009 | retirement |
| Jon O. Newman | Richard Nixon | December 15, 1971 | June 25, 1979 | – | reappointment |
| James Perry Platt | Theodore Roosevelt | February 28, 1902 | January 26, 1913 | – | death |
| Nathaniel Shipman | Ulysses Grant | April 16, 1873[2] | March 22, 1892 | – | reappointment |
| William Davis Shipman | James Buchanan | March 12, 1860 | April 16, 1873 | – | resignation |
| John Joseph Smith | Franklin D. Roosevelt | October 30, 1941 | September 13, 1960 | – | reappointment |
| Edwin Stark Thomas | Woodrow Wilson | November 17, 1913 | April 12, 1939 | – | resignation |
| William H. Timbers | Dwight D. Eisenhower | September 2, 1960 | August 6, 1971 | – | reappointment |
| William Kneeland Townsend | Benjamin Harrison | March 28, 1892 | February 27, 1902 | – | reappointment |
| Robert Carmine Zampano | Lyndon B. Johnson | August 15, 1964 | June 1, 1977 | April 1, 1994 | retirement |
Notes
- ^ a b c U.S. District Courts of Connecticut, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ 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.
See also
External links
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Official Website
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