John A. Danaher III

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name = John A. Danaher III

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birth_place = West Hartford, Connecticut,
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office = Commissioner
State of Connecticut
Department of Public Safety
term_start = March 2007
term_end = Present
predecessor = Leonard Boyle
successor = Incumbent
office2 = 47th United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
term_start2 = May 2001
term_end2 = November 2002
predecessor2 = Stephen C. Robinson
successor2 = Kevin J. O'Connor (attorney)
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party = Republican
religion = Roman Catholic
occupation = Attorney
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John A. Danaher III (born in West Hartford, Connecticut) has been the Commissioner of the State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety since March 2007. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/03/21/rell_nominee_clears_first_legislative_hurdle/ Rell nominee clears first legislative hurdle - Boston.com] ] Mr. Danaher previously served as the 47th United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from May 2001 [ [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/About_us.htm About Us] ] to November 2002 during which he supervised federal prosecutions of former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano and former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/02/20/rell_nominates_federal_prosecutor_to_be_public_safety_chief/ Rell nominates federal prosecutor to be public safety chief] ]

Legal career

Mr. Danaher worked at the Hartford, Connecticut firm of Day, Berry & Howard from 1981 to 1986 before joining the United States Attorney’s Office in July 1986. At the United States Attorney’s Office Mr. Danaher served as Assistant-in-Charge of the Hartford Office from January 1994 to April 2000 and Deputy United States Attorney from April 2000 to May 2001. He held the title of Senior Litigation Counsel from January 2003 until February 2007 when Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell nominated Mr. Danaher to be Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. [ [http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?Q=332440&A=2791 Governor Rell: Governor Rell Nominates Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Danaher III for Public Safety Commissioner ] ]

Education

Mr. Danaher received his bachelor's degree Fairfield University in 1972; his master's degree in English from the University of Hartford in 1977; and his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1980.

Personal

Mr. Danaher's grandfather, John A. Danaher, was a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1939 to 1945 and served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

External links

* [http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2153&q=295930 Connecticut Department of Public Safety - Greetings from Commissioner John Danaher III]

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