- 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 
Appeals to Second Circuit Established September 24, 1789 Judges assigned 8 Chief judge Alvin W. Thompson Official site 
U.S. Courthouse 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 David Fein.
The current United States Marshal for the District of Connecticut is John Francis Bardelli. On Wednesday, June 9, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Joseph Patrick Faughnan, Sr. to the Senate to succeed Marshal Bardelli as U.S. Marshal for the District of Connecticut.
Contents
Current judges
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior 29 Chief Judge Alvin W. Thompson Hartford 1953 1994–present 2009–present — Clinton 27 District Judge Robert N. Chatigny Hartford 1952 1994–present 2003–2009 — Clinton 30 District Judge Janet Bond Arterton New Haven 1944 1995–present — — Clinton 31 District Judge Christopher F. Droney Hartford 1954 1997–present — — Clinton 32 District Judge Janet C. Hall Bridgeport 1948 1997–present — — Clinton 33 District Judge Stefan R. Underhill Bridgeport 1956 1999–present — — Clinton 34 District Judge Mark R. Kravitz New Haven 1950 2003–present — — G.W. Bush 35 District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant Hartford 1954 2007–present — — G.W. Bush 21 Senior District Judge Ellen Bree Burns New Haven 1923 1978–1992 1988–1992 1992–present Carter 22 Senior District Judge Warren William Eginton Bridgeport 1924 1979–1992 (none) 1992–present Carter 24 Senior District Judge Peter Collins Dorsey New Haven 1931 1983–1998 1994–1998 1998–present Reagan 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 (none) 2004–present Clinton Former judges
Judge Appointed by Began active
serviceEnded active
serviceEnded senior
statusEnd 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
- Courts of Connecticut
- List of United States federal courthouses in Connecticut
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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