Kari A. Dooley
Kari Anne Dooley is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. She joined the court in September 2018. President Donald Trump (R) nominated her to this seat December 20, 2017.[1][2]
Dooley was previously a judge on the Waterbury District Superior Court in Connecticut from 2004 to 2018.[3] She was nominated by Governor Mary Jodi Rell.[4]
Education
Dooley received her undergraduate degree in 1985 from Cornell University. She earned a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1988.[5]
Professional career
- 1992-2004: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1988-1992: Attorney, Whitman & Ransom[5]
Judicial career
- 2018-present: Judge, District of Connecticut
- 2004-2018: Judge, Waterbury District Superior Court, Connecticut
Federal judicial nomination
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Kari A. Dooley |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 260 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
President Trump nominated Dooley to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut December 28, 2017, to serve as an Article III federal judge. The American Bar Association rated her nominated unanimously well qualified. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination March 7, 2018. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reported her nomination April 19. The U.S. Senate confirmed Dooley on September 6 by voice vote.[6][7] She received commission September 13.[2]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- Connecticut Superior Court
- Judicial selection in Connecticut
External links
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Officeholder United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch website
- Judge Dooley's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ The White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees," December 20, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Dooley, Kari Anne," accessed September 17, 2018
- ↑ Connecticut Judicial Branch, "Superior Court Judges," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ State of Connecticut Office of the Secretary of State, "Judicial Department - State Courts," accessed June 10, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Connecticut General Assembly "Judiciary Committee, Hearing Transcript" November 8, 2004, accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN1332 — Kari A. Dooley — The Judiciary," accessed September 7, 2018
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV Judicial Nominees," accessed September 7, 2018
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2018-Present |
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Waterbury District Superior Court |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Michael Shea • Kari A. Dooley • Vernon D. Oliver • Victor Allen Bolden • Omar A. Williams • Sarala Nagala • Sarah Russell | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Chatigny • Vanessa Bryant • Alfred Covello • Janet Hall • Alvin Thompson • Stefan Underhill • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Holly Fitzsimmons • Robert A. Richardson (Connecticut) • Robert Spector • Thomas Farrish • S. Dave Vatti • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Janet Arterton • Ellen Burns (Connecticut) • Peter Dorsey • Christopher Droney • Warren Eginton • Mark Kravitz • Alan Nevas • Dominic Squatrito • Richard Law • Pierpont Edwards • William Bristol • Andrew Thompson Judson • Charles Anthony Ingersoll • William Davis Shipman • Nathaniel Shipman • Jon Newman • Jose Cabranes • William Timbers • William Kneeland Townsend • James Perry Platt • Edwin Stark Thomas • Warren Booth Burrows • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut judge) • Robert Zampano • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • Jeffrey Meyer • Sarah A.L. Merriam • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Chatigny • Ellen Burns (Connecticut) • Alfred Covello • Alvin Thompson • Stefan Underhill • William Timbers • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut judge) • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • | ||
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut