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. 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.
The United States marshal for the District of Connecticut is Lawrence Bobnick.
Current judges
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Vacancies and pending nominations
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! Seat
! Prior judge's duty station
! Seat last held by
! Vacancy reason
! Date of vacancy
! Nominee
! Date of nomination
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| New Haven
| Jeffrey A. Meyer
| Death
| January 12, 2025
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Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
List of U.S. attorneys
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! colspan="2" |U.S. Attorney
!Term started
!Term ended
!Presidents served under
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|Pierpont Edwards
|90px
|1789
|1806
|George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
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|Hezekiah Huntington
|90px
|1806
|1829
|Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams
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|Nathan Smith
|90px
|1829
|1829
|Andrew Jackson
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|Asa Child
|90px
|1829
|1834
|Andrew Jackson
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|William S. Holabird
|90px
|1834
|1841
| Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and William Henry Harrison
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|Charles Chapman
|90px
|1841
|1844
|John Tyler
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|Jonathan Stoddard
|90px
|1844
|1849
|John Tyler and James K. Polk
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|Thomas Clap Perkins
| 90px |
|1849
|1853
|Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
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|Elisha S. Abernethy
|90px
|1853
|1853
|Franklin Pierce
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|William Davis Shipman
|90px
|1853
|1860
|Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan
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|Tilton E. Doolittle
|90px
|1860
|1861
|James Buchanan
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|Hiram Willey
| 90px
|1861
|1869
|Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant
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|Calvin G. Child
|90px
|1870
|1880
|Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes
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|Daniel Chadwick
|90px
|1880
|1884
| Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur
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|Lewis E. Stanton
|90px
|1884
|1888
| Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland
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|George G. Sill
|90px
|1888
|1892
|Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison
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|George P. McLean
|90px
|1892
|1896
|Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland
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|Charles W. Comstock
|90px
|1896
|1900
|Grover Cleveland and William McKinley
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|Francis H. Parker
|90px
|1900
|1908
|William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt
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|John T. Robinson
| 90px |
|1908
|1912
|Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft
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|Frederick A. Scott
|90px
|1912
|1915
| William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson
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|Thomas J. Spellacy
|90px
|1915
|1918
|Woodrow Wilson
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|John Francis Crosby
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|1918
|1919
|Woodrow Wilson
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|Edward L. Smith
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|1919
|1923
|Woodrow Wilson and Warren Harding
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|Allan K. Smith
| 90px
|1923
|1925
|Calvin Coolidge
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|John Buckley
| 90px |
|1925
|1933
|Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
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|Frank Bergin
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|1933
|1934
|Franklin D. Roosevelt
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|George H. Cohen
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|1934
|1934
|Franklin D. Roosevelt
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|Robert P. Butler
| 90px
|1934
|1945
|Franklin D. Roosevelt
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|Adrian W. Maher
| 90px
|1945
|1953
|Harry Truman
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|Simon S. Cohen
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|1953
|1958
|Dwight D. Eisenhower
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|Harry W. Hultgren Jr.
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|1958
|1961
|Dwight D. Eisenhower
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|Robert C. Zampano
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|1961
|1964
|John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
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|F. Owen Eagan
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|1964
|1964
|Lyndon B. Johnson
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|Jon O. Newman
|90px
|1964
|1969
|Lyndon B. Johnson
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|Stewart H. Jones
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|1969
|1974
|Richard Nixon
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|Harold J. Pickerstein
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|1974
|1974
|Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
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|Peter Collins Dorsey
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|1974
|1977
|Gerald Ford
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|Richard Blumenthal
|90px
|1977
|1981
|Jimmy Carter
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|Alan Harris Nevas
| 90px
|1981
|1985
|Ronald Reagan
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|Stanley A. Twardy Jr.
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|1985
|1991
|Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
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|Richard N. Palmer
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|1991
|1991
|George H. W. Bush
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|Albert S. Dabrowski
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|1991
|1993
|George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
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|Christopher F. Droney
|120x120px
|1993
|1997
|Bill Clinton
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|John H. Durham
|90px
|1997
|1998
|Bill Clinton
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|Stephen C. Robinson
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|1998
|2001
|Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
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|John A. Danaher III
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|2001
|2002
|George W. Bush
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|Kevin J. O’Connor
|90px
|2002
|2008
|George W. Bush
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|Nora R. Dannehy
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|2008
|2010
|George W. Bush and Barack Obama
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|David B. Fein
|90px
|2010
|2013
|Barack Obama
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|Deirdre M. Daly
|90px
|2013
|2017
|Barack Obama and Donald Trump
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|John H. Durham
|90px
|2017
|2021
|Donald Trump and Joe Biden
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|Vanessa R. Avery
|90px
|2022
|2025
|Joe Biden
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|Marc H. Silverman (Acting)
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|2025
|2025
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|David X. Sullivan
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|2025
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See also
- Courts of Connecticut
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in Connecticut
Notes
External links
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Official Website