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.^[1] 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.^[1] Six additional judgeships were created between 1961 and 1990 to bring about the current total of eight judges.^[1] Court offices at Hartford and New Haven are located in the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and the Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse.

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United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
(D. Conn.)
Location	Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse (New Haven) More locations Hartford Bridgeport
Appeals to	Second Circuit
Established	September 24, 1789
Judges	8
Chief Judge	Michael P. Shea
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Vanessa R. Avery
U.S. Marshal	Lawrence Bobnick (acting)
www.ctd.uscourts.gov

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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. As of May 9, 2022^[update] the United States attorney is Vanessa R. Avery.^[2]

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

As of December 31, 2023^[update]:

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

• Courts of Connecticut
• List of current United States district judges
• List of United States federal courthouses in Connecticut