Alvin W. Thompson
Alvin W. Thompson (born 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Alvin W. Thompson | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| Assumed office August 31, 2018 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office September 2009 – September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert N. Chatigny |
| Succeeded by | Janet C. Hall |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office October 11, 1994 – August 31, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Ellen Bree Burns |
| Succeeded by | Omar A. Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 69–70) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Education and career
Born in 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, Thompson received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1978. He was in private practice in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1978 to 1994.
Federal judicial service
Thompson was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut by President Bill Clinton on September 14, 1994, to a seat vacated by Ellen Bree Burns. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1994, and received his commission on October 11, 1994. He served as Chief Judge from September 2009 to September 2013. He assumed senior status on August 31, 2018.
External links
- Alvin W. Thompson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.