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U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

44 judges have served since Sep 26, 1789. Now: Sarah French Russell DVernon Dion Oliver DOmar Antonio Williams DSarala Vidya Nagala DKari Anne Dooley RVictor Allen Bolden DMichael P. Shea D.

Judges
44
27 D · 14 R · 2 JR · 1 U
Longest tenure
25 years
Edwin Stark Thomas
Current
23 months
Sarah French Russell, since Nov 26, 2024
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Richard Law · 1789-09-26 – 1806-01-26Pierpont Edwards · 1806-02-24 – 1826-04-05 · Jeffersonian RepublicanWilliam Bristol · 1826-05-22 – 1836-03-07 · Jeffersonian RepublicanAndrew Thompson Judson · 1836-07-04 – 1853-03-17 · DemocratCharles Anthony Ingersoll · 1853-04-08 – 1860-01-12 · DemocratWilliam Davis Shipman · 1860-03-12 – 1873-04-16 · DemocratNathaniel Shipman · 1873-12-08 – 1892-03-22 · RepublicanWilliam Kneeland Townsend · 1892-03-28 – 1902-02-27 · RepublicanJames Perry Platt · 1902-02-28 – 1913-01-26 · RepublicanEdwin Stark Thomas · 1913-11-17 – 1939-04-12 · DemocratJohn Joseph Smith · 1941-10-30 – 1960-09-14 · DemocratMosher Joseph Blumenfeld · 1961-08-15 – 1977-01-20 · DemocratT. F. Gilroy Daly · 1977-08-05 – 1996-07-11 · DemocratChristopher Fitzgerald Droney · 1997-09-18 – 2011-12-01 · DemocratMichael P. Shea · 2012-12-07 – present · DemocratWarren Booth Burrows · 1928-02-16 – 1930-10-20 · RepublicanCarroll Clark Hincks · 1931-01-24 – 1953-12-07 · RepublicanRobert Palmer Anderson · 1954-04-27 – 1964-08-20 · RepublicanJon Ormond Newman · 1971-12-15 – 1979-06-25 · RepublicanWarren William Eginton · 1979-07-24 – 1992-08-01 · DemocratAlfred V. Covello · 1992-08-17 – 2003-02-04 · RepublicanMark R. Kravitz · 2003-06-12 – 2012-09-30 · RepublicanJeffrey Alker Meyer · 2014-02-25 – 2025-01-12 · DemocratWilliam Homer Timbers · 1960-09-02 – 1971-08-06 · RepublicanEllen Bree Burns · 1978-05-18 – 1992-09-01 · DemocratRobert N. Chatigny · 1994-09-29 – 2016-12-31 · DemocratKari Anne Dooley · 2018-09-13 – present · RepublicanT. Emmet Clarie · 1961-09-18 – 1983-01-01 · DemocratPeter Collins Dorsey · 1983-07-19 – 1998-01-02 · RepublicanStefan R. Underhill · 1999-07-07 – 2022-11-01 · DemocratVernon Dion Oliver · 2023-10-18 – present · DemocratRobert Carmine Zampano · 1964-08-15 – 1977-06-01 · DemocratJosé Alberto Cabranes · 1979-12-10 – 1994-08-12 · DemocratDominic J. Squatrito · 1994-10-07 – 2004-11-01 · DemocratVanessa Lynne Bryant · 2007-04-02 – 2021-02-01 · RepublicanSarah Ann Leilani Merriam · 2021-10-08 – 2022-09-28 · DemocratSarah French Russell · 2024-11-26 – present · DemocratAlan Harris Nevas · 1985-10-17 – 1997-03-27 · RepublicanJanet C. Hall · 1997-09-18 – 2021-01-21 · DemocratSarala Vidya Nagala · 2021-11-02 – present · DemocratAlvin W. Thompson · 1994-10-11 – 2018-08-31 · DemocratOmar Antonio Williams · 2021-11-12 – present · DemocratJanet Bond Arterton · 1995-03-24 – 2014-07-01 · DemocratVictor Allen Bolden · 2014-11-21 – present · Democrat
Sarah French Russell D
Nov 26, 2024 – present · 23 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–44
Vernon Dion Oliver D
Oct 18, 2023 – present · 3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–44
Omar Antonio Williams D
Nov 12, 2021 – present · 4.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–46
Sarala Vidya Nagala D
Nov 2, 2021 – present · 5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–46
Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam D
Oct 8, 2021 – Sep 28, 2022 · 12 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 54–46
Kari Anne Dooley R
Sep 13, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Victor Allen Bolden D
Nov 21, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 49–46
Jeffrey Alker Meyer D
Feb 25, 2014 – Jan 12, 2025 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 91–2
Michael P. Shea D
Dec 7, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 72–23
Vanessa Lynne Bryant R
Apr 2, 2007 – Feb 1, 2021 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 1, 2021
Mark R. Kravitz R
Jun 12, 2003 – Sep 30, 2012 · 9.3 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 97–0
Stefan R. Underhill D
Jul 7, 1999 – Nov 1, 2022 · 23 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 1, 2022 · confirmed 94–4
Christopher Fitzgerald Droney D
Sep 18, 1997 – Dec 1, 2011 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 100–0
Janet C. Hall D
Sep 18, 1997 – Jan 21, 2021 · 23 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 21, 2021 · confirmed 98–1
Janet Bond Arterton D
Mar 24, 1995 – Jul 1, 2014 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 1, 2014
Alvin W. Thompson D
Oct 11, 1994 – Aug 31, 2018 · 24 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 31, 2018
Dominic J. Squatrito D
Oct 7, 1994 – Nov 1, 2004 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 1, 2004
Robert N. Chatigny D
Sep 29, 1994 – Dec 31, 2016 · 22 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2016
Alfred V. Covello R
Aug 17, 1992 – Feb 4, 2003 · 10 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Feb 4, 2003
Alan Harris Nevas R
Oct 17, 1985 – Mar 27, 1997 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 27, 1997
Peter Collins Dorsey R
Jul 19, 1983 – Jan 2, 1998 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 2, 1998
José Alberto Cabranes D
Dec 10, 1979 – Aug 12, 1994 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Warren William Eginton D
Jul 24, 1979 – Aug 1, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Aug 1, 1992
Ellen Bree Burns D
May 18, 1978 – Sep 1, 1992 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 1, 1992
T. F. Gilroy Daly D
Aug 5, 1977 – Jul 11, 1996 · 19 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Jon Ormond Newman R
Dec 15, 1971 – Jun 25, 1979 · 7.5 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Robert Carmine Zampano D
Aug 15, 1964 – Jun 1, 1977 · 13 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jun 1, 1977
T. Emmet Clarie D
Sep 18, 1961 – Jan 1, 1983 · 21 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jan 1, 1983
Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld D
Aug 15, 1961 – Jan 20, 1977 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jan 20, 1977
William Homer Timbers R
Sep 2, 1960 – Aug 6, 1971 · 11 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert Palmer Anderson R
Apr 27, 1954 – Aug 20, 1964 · 10 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Joseph Smith D
Oct 30, 1941 – Sep 14, 1960 · 19 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carroll Clark Hincks R
Jan 24, 1931 – Dec 7, 1953 · 23 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Warren Booth Burrows R
Feb 16, 1928 – Oct 20, 1930 · 2.7 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Edwin Stark Thomas D
Nov 17, 1913 – Apr 12, 1939 · 25 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
James Perry Platt R
Feb 28, 1902 – Jan 26, 1913 · 11 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
William Kneeland Townsend R
Mar 28, 1892 – Feb 27, 1902 · 9.9 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Nathaniel Shipman R
Dec 8, 1873 – Mar 22, 1892 · 18 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
William Davis Shipman D
Mar 12, 1860 – Apr 16, 1873 · 13 years · appointed by James Buchanan
Charles Anthony Ingersoll D
Apr 8, 1853 – Jan 12, 1860 · 6.8 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce
Andrew Thompson Judson D
Jul 4, 1836 – Mar 17, 1853 · 17 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
William Bristol JR
May 22, 1826 – Mar 7, 1836 · 9.8 years · appointed by John Quincy Adams
Pierpont Edwards JR
Feb 24, 1806 – Apr 5, 1826 · 20 years · appointed by Thomas Jefferson
Richard Law
Sep 26, 1789 – Jan 26, 1806 · 16 years · appointed by George Washington

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.