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.U.S. District Courts of Connecticut, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center. 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. Six additional judgeships were created between 1961 and 1990 to bring about the current total of eight judges. Court offices at Hartford and New Haven are located in the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and the Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse.

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 United States attorney is David X. Sullivan.

The United States marshal for the District of Connecticut is Lawrence Bobnick.

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Prior judge's duty station Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination 7 New Haven Jeffrey A. Meyer Death January 12, 2025 — —

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

List of U.S. attorneys

U.S. AttorneyTerm startedTerm endedPresidents served underPierpont Edwards17891806George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas JeffersonHezekiah Huntington18061829Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy AdamsNathan Smith18291829Andrew JacksonAsa Child18291834Andrew JacksonWilliam S. Holabird18341841 Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and William Henry HarrisonCharles Chapman18411844John TylerJonathan Stoddard18441849John Tyler and James K. PolkThomas Clap Perkins 18491853Zachary Taylor and Millard FillmoreElisha S. Abernethy18531853Franklin PierceWilliam Davis Shipman18531860Franklin Pierce and James BuchananTilton E. Doolittle18601861James BuchananHiram Willey 18611869Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. GrantCalvin G. Child18701880Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. HayesDaniel Chadwick18801884 Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, and Chester A. ArthurLewis E. Stanton18841888 Chester A. Arthur and Grover ClevelandGeorge G. Sill18881892Grover Cleveland and Benjamin HarrisonGeorge P. McLean18921896Benjamin Harrison and Grover ClevelandCharles W. Comstock18961900Grover Cleveland and William McKinleyFrancis H. Parker19001908William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt John T. Robinson 19081912Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard TaftFrederick A. Scott19121915 William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson Thomas J. Spellacy19151918Woodrow WilsonJohn Francis Crosby19181919Woodrow WilsonEdward L. Smith19191923Woodrow Wilson and Warren HardingAllan K. Smith 19231925Calvin CoolidgeJohn Buckley19251933Calvin Coolidge and Herbert HooverFrank Bergin19331934Franklin D. RooseveltGeorge H. Cohen19341934Franklin D. RooseveltRobert P. Butler 19341945Franklin D. RooseveltAdrian W. Maher 19451953Harry TrumanSimon S. Cohen19531958Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry W. Hultgren Jr.19581961Dwight D. EisenhowerRobert C. Zampano19611964John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson F. Owen Eagan19641964Lyndon B. JohnsonJon O. Newman19641969Lyndon B. JohnsonStewart H. Jones19691974Richard NixonHarold J. Pickerstein19741974Richard Nixon and Gerald FordPeter Collins Dorsey19741977Gerald FordRichard Blumenthal19771981Jimmy CarterAlan Harris Nevas 19811985Ronald ReaganStanley A. Twardy Jr.19851991Ronald Reagan and George H. W. BushRichard N. Palmer19911991George H. W. BushAlbert S. Dabrowski19911993George H. W. Bush and Bill ClintonChristopher F. Droney19931997Bill Clinton John H. Durham19971998Bill ClintonStephen C. Robinson19982001Bill Clinton and George W. Bush John A. Danaher III20012002George W. BushKevin J. O’Connor20022008George W. BushNora R. Dannehy20082010George W. Bush and Barack ObamaDavid B. Fein20102013Barack Obama Deirdre M. Daly20132017 Barack Obama and Donald TrumpJohn H. Durham20172021Donald Trump and Joe BidenVanessa R. Avery20222025Joe BidenMarc H. Silverman (Acting)20252025David X. Sullivan2025

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