United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
(D. Conn.)

Appeals to	Second Circuit
Established	September 24, 1789
Judges assigned	8
Chief Judge	Janet C. Hall
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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] 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
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
32	Chief Judge	Janet C. Hall^[3]	New Haven^[4]	1948	1997–present	2013–present	—	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
39	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Senior Judge	Warren William Eginton	Bridgeport	1924	1979–1992	—	1992–present	Carter
26	Senior Judge	Alfred V. Covello	Hartford	1933	1992–2003	1998–2003	2003–present	G.H.W. Bush
27	Senior Judge	Robert N. Chatigny	Hartford	1952	1994–2017	2003–2009	2017–present	Clinton
28	Senior Judge	Dominic J. Squatrito	Hartford	1939	1994–2004	—	2004–present	Clinton
30	Senior Judge	Janet Bond Arterton	New Haven	1944	1995–2014	—	2014–present	Clinton

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
5	Robert N. Chatigny	Senior Status	January 1, 2017	—	—

Former judges

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

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on September 24, 1789 by 1 Stat. 73
Law	1789–1806
Edwards	1806–1826
Bristol	1826–1836
Judson	1836–1853
Ingersoll	1853–1860
W. Shipman	1860–1873
N. Shipman	1873–1892
Townsend	1892–1902
Platt	1902–1913
Thomas	1913–1939
Smith	1941–1960
Timbers	1960–1971
Newman	1971–1979
Cabranes	1979–1994
Arterton	1995–2014
Bolden	2014–present

Seat 2
Seat established on March 3, 1927 by 44 Stat. 1348
Burrows	1928–1930
Hincks	1931–1953
Anderson	1954–1964
Zampano	1964–1977
Daly	1977–1996
Hall	1997–present

Seat 3
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Blumenfeld	1961–1977
Burns	1978–1992
Thompson	1994–present

Seat 4
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Clarie	1961–1983
Dorsey	1983–1998
Underhill	1999–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Eginton	1979–1992
Chatigny	1994–2017
vacant	2017–present

Seat 6
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Nevas	1985–1997
Droney	1997–2011
Shea	2012–present

Seat 7
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Covello	1992–2003
Kravitz	2003–2012
Meyer	2014–present

Seat 8
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Squatrito	1994–2004
Bryant	2007–present

Notes

1 2 3 U.S. District Courts of Connecticut, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
↑ "Office of the United States Attorneys". Executive Office for United States Attorneys. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
↑ http://news.uscourts.gov/milestones?field_milestone_category_value=elevated
↑ http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Out-of-state-judges-coming-to-Connecticut-to-help-3887918.php
↑ 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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District judges of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Connecticut	Hall Thompson Underhill Bryant Shea Meyer Bolden 1 seat vacant
E. New York	Irizarry Bianco Cogan Mauskopf Matsumoto Kuntz Brodie Chen Azrack Donnelly Hall 4 seats vacant
N. New York	Suddaby Hurd D'Agostino Sannes 1 seat vacant
S. New York	McMahon Koeltl Pauley Daniels Swain Karas Sullivan Seibel Gardephe Briccetti Oetken Engelmayer Forrest Nathan Ramos Carter Furman Abrams Schofield Failla Torres Roman Broderick Woods Caproni 3 seats vacant
W. New York	Geraci Wolford Vilardo 1 seat vacant
Vermont	Reiss Crawford

Current senior district judges within the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Connecticut	Eginton Covello Chatigny Squatrito Arterton
E. New York	Weinstein Glasser Wexler Korman Dearie Spatt Amon Johnson Hurley Seybert Block Ross Gershon Garaufis Feuerstein Townes Vitaliano
N. New York	McAvoy Scullin Kahn Mordue Sharpe
S. New York	Griesa Haight Sweet Keenan Stanton Wood McKenna Preska Batts Cote Kaplan Stein Rakoff Berman Hellerstein Buchwald Marrero Castel Crotty
W. New York	Telesca Larimer Arcara Skretny Siragusa
Vermont	Murtha Sessions

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Territorial courts	Guam Northern Mariana Islands Virgin Islands
Extinct courts	Former United States district courts United States District Court for the District of Orleans District of Potomac Eastern District of Illinois District of the Canal Zone District of China

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