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Christopher Fitzgerald Droney
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997–2011
Christopher Fitzgerald Droney , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Senate voted 100–0 on the nomination on Sep 11, 1997 (Nomination Confirmed). Christopher Fitzgerald Droney (born June 22, 1954) is an American lawyer who served as a federal circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2011 to 2020. He was previously a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from 1997 to 2011.
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Senate confirmation votes
- United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut vice Alan H. Nevas, retired
105th Congress · Nomination Confirmed100–0 · Sep 11, 1997 - United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed88–0 · Nov 28, 2011
Education
- College of the Holy CrossB.A., 1976
- University of Connecticut School of LawJ.D., 1979
Career
Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1979-1993, 2020-; Deputy mayor, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1983-1985; Mayor, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1985-1989; U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1993-1997
Biography
Christopher Fitzgerald Droney (born June 22, 1954) is an American lawyer who served as a federal circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2011 to 2020. He was previously a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from 1997 to 2011.
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